Mecca Pact Under Test: Why Aren't Pakistan And Turkey Fighting Back?
Saudi Arabia's latest confrontation with the Houthis is putting the newly signed Makkah Joint Defence Agreement under scrutiny. The pact says an armed attack on one of its three members is to be regarded as an attack on all, but Pakistan says no military response has yet been discussed. With Turkey and Pakistan weighing their own regional interests, and the US focused on its direct conflict with Iran, what happens next could test the limits of this new defence alliance.
