The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement—the pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye signed in August— has been described inaccurately by Andrew Korybko and others as “the Muslim NATO”. This is nonsense, since its orientation and its rationale have little to do with Russia. Tariq Ali has described it as an anti-Houthi alliance. George Friedman, more … Continue reading Some Thoughts On The Mecca Agreement