Reports that Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are exploring the formation of a trilateral defense pact have been met with considerable interest across diplomatic and strategic circles. While Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has confirmed that discussions are ongoing, Pakistan’s minister of Defense Production, Raza Hayat Harraj, stated that nearly a year of negotiations has already produced a draft framework agreement. Taken together, these statements point not to speculative diplomacy but to a structured and deliberate process.
In the aftermath of Oct. 7, the Middle East has entered a period of rapid transformation, marked by heightened uncertainty and recalibrated alliances. Therefore, the prospect of a Türkiye-Saudi Arabia-Pakistan defense pact stands out as a potentially consequential development, one that reflects not only shared regional visions but also the maturation of existing, multidimensional partnerships into a more institutionalized form.
Converging vision
Israel’s conduct, ranging from the devastation in Gaza and the continued entrenchment of its occupation of the Golan Heights to its willingness to escalate tensions with Iran from proxy confrontation toward direct engagement, even s
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