The recent escalation around Saudi Arabia and Yemen has transformed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement from an ambitious political declaration into an immediate test of regional security cooperation. Signed on August 7 by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan, the pact was presented as a significant step toward a more autonomous and institutionalized form of collective… Continue reading Yemen Shines Spotlight on Mecca Agreement Moving from Promise to Practice

The most obvious places to assess the implications of these elections are Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza, where the results would directly shape political authority, government, and institutions. But viewed from Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee camps, the elections reveal another, perhaps more complex, dimension. It is important to distinguish between two separate but interconnected electoral… Continue reading Lebanon’s Camps and Palestinian Legitimacy

In August, the Muslim holy city of Mecca lent its name to a mutual defense pact signed by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan. Just weeks later, air-raid sirens were sounding in the same city as missiles and drones launched from Yemen allegedly approached—an interval short enough to expose the distance between the security architecture Saudi… Continue reading What Comes After Bab al-Mandab?