Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have unveiled a new defense pact that echoes NATO’s collective defense principle. Is it a response to growing threats from Iran and its allies, a sign of shifting regional power dynamics, or a hedge against uncertainty over America’s long-term role in Gulf security? We get analysis from Gulf security expert Dania Thafer and geopolitical strategist Kamran Bokhari.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:02 Inside the Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defense pact
3:32 Is Iran the main driver behind the pact?
6:10 The US role and the push for ‘burden-sharing’
8:24 Why Pakistan stayed out of the fighting
10:00 What does the mutual defense pledge mean in practice?
11:42 A new Middle East security order?
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