The Unbroken Glass: Bab al-Mandab and the risk of asymmetric escalation
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan announced the activation of collective deterrence measures under their Makkah Joint Defense Agreement, signed in August. The article frames the move against risks of asymmetric escalation around the Bab al-Mandab, though details of the measures are not provided.
Alliances are drafted for contingencies their signatories hope will remain theoretical. The Makkah Joint Defense Agreement – concluded in August by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan – was one such instrument, yet early this week, less than two months after it was signed, the three states announced the activation of its collective deterrence measures. What ...