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The Crowded Table: Why Four Mediators Have Failed to Fix the Pakistan Afghanistan Ceasefire
The ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan resembles a ghost. It exists on paper but peace remains missing on the ground. Along the Durand Line,...
How the Mecca Pact Rewires Tehran’s Nuclear Calculus
On August 7th, with American warships blockading Iranian ports and Iranian fast boats still harassing tankers off the Omani coast, the leaders of Saudi...
A Muslim Trifecta: The New Challenge to Washington’s Middle East
In the city where Islam began, three leaders sat down last Friday and signed something the region has not seen before. Saudi Arabia's Mohammed...
Mecca Defence Pact: What It Means for China, the US and the Middle East
The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed on August 7, 2026, by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan, marks an important development in the evolving security...
The Mecca Pact Is a Confession, Not a Deterrent
The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement is not really a well-organised military alliance. Instead, it looks more like a backup plan, in which three middle...
Mecca Pact: How Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan Are Reshaping West Asia’s Security
The Mecca Compact in Brief
On 7 August 2026, in the presence of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed the...
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Defence Pact
Three Regional Powers Strengthen Security Cooperation
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are set to sign a landmark joint defence agreement on Friday, deepening military cooperation...
Are Terrorist Networks Entering a New Era of Cooperation?
For much of the modern era, terrorist organizations have been understood through the prism of ideology. Ethno nationalist insurgencies have pursued territorial autonomy, while...
Did Amnesty International Just Indict Pakistan Over Kabul?
The Question Islamabad Has Not Answered
On the night of 16 March 2026, Pakistani warplanes struck a walled compound in Kabul's ninth police district. Afghan...
Can Pakistan and China Outpace Climate Disaster Along CPEC?
The Karakoram Highway is already being rerouted around a dam it was never built to accommodate. Glacial lakes above it are forming faster than...