Mecca Agreement
Kuwait’s Defense Ties with India’s Enemies Make a Long-Term Strategic Partnership Challenging
Pakistan Actively Courts Gulf Arab Investment and Enters Defense Frameworks, but Avoids Regional Proxy Conflicts
The Apparent Boost to Pakistan’s Conventional Military Capabilities Appears Significant After the Signing of the Mecca Pact
The Agreement Is Likely to Invite More Islamic Countries and Intensify the Arms Race in the Middle East
Membership in the Alliance Now Would Be Largely Cosmetic, While Affirming Damascus’s Subordination to Other Members
Internal Upheavals and Rivalries Have Dismantled Formal Regional Alliances in the Middle East