Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement in early August as a collective security arrangement binding the three nations, according to a discussion on The Diplomat's Asia Geopolitics podcast.
Hosts Katie Putz and Ankit Panda examined the pact's motivations for each member and the role of nuclear deterrence within the agreement. They also compared it to other collective security arrangements, including the CSTO.
Few concrete details about the pact have been made public. Given the volatile regions where the three signatories operate, observers said the agreement will likely face testing in the near term.
