by Ausaf Sayeed | Aug 25, 2026 | UAE, West Asia
The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement (MJDA), signed by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan on 7 August, matters less for having already taken a step towards creating a “Muslim NATO” than for capturing a profound shift in West Asia’s strategic psychology. Its central...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Aug 17, 2026 | Geopolitics, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan
Trump’s endorsement changes what the Makkah agreement means. For India, the corridor matters more than the clause. The most revealing comment on the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement since its signing came not from Riyadh, Ankara or Islamabad, but from Washington. On...
