Posts tagged Pakistan
Pakistan-Saudi Defense Pact: Turbulence in the Middle East Reshaping Regional Geopolitics
Pakistan-Saudi Defense Pact: Turbulence in the Middle East Reshaping Regional Geopolitics

This article examines the evolving political, military, and strategic alliance in the Middle East through the Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement (SMDA) signed between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Under this security and defense pact, both nations agree to treat any act of aggression against one as an act against both.

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Middle EastRida AliNuclear weapons, South Asia, Middle East, Defense, Security, Regional Politics, Proliferation, Saudi Arabia-India Relations, Pakistan, Arab League, Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), Gulf Cooperation Council, Houthis, Defense Partnerships, Defense Agreements, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Muslim world, Mutual Defense Pact, Nuclear countries, Israeli strike, Nuclear Umbrella, Nuclear Arsenal, Deterrence, Middle East Conflicts, Solidarity, Brotherhood
Pakistan: Judas of the American Alliance
Pakistan: Judas of the American Alliance

The U.S. has long seen Pakistan as an ally in South and Central Asia despite a long history of the Pakistani government supporting terrorist groups who have sought to attack America, a policy that continues today.

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Middle EastBy Joe ClarkAfghanistan, United States, allies, occupation, humanitarian crisis, terrorism, government, democracy, political freedom, containment, Taliban, Biden, corruption, foreign policy, international relations, war, conflict, Pakistan, Al Qaeda, 9/11, Bin Laden
Of Factions and Friends
Of Factions and Friends

India and Australia have significantly strengthened their relationship in recent years, with both nations being key members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. As they seek to expand trade and deepen military cooperation, their mutual interests in containing Chinese aggression and maintaining a rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific region drive the partnership, despite India's complex relations with Russia and China.

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AsiaBy Divyata GovilaIndia, Australia, Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, Indo-Pacific, China, military cooperation, trade, international relations, United States, Japan, G-20 Summit, rules-based international order, naval conflict, Indian Ocean, Russia, Ukraine, economic sanctions, foreign policy, Pakistan, global contradictions