The Mecca Pact Has Become a Hollow Promise
If these excuses hold in the pact’s first crisis, they will hold in the next.
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FDD analyzes the strategic dynamics of the Arabian Peninsula, examining how Gulf states navigate relationships with the United States, Iran, and China, while assessing implications for regional security, counterterrorism, and American interests in the broader Middle East.
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Natalie Ecanow
Senior Research Analyst
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