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Global Affairs Session 75 10 August 2026 MUSLIM NATO RISES? The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement The presentation describes a new collective-defence arrangement linking Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye. It compares the pact with NATO, examines the strategic strengths of the three partners, considers Egypt as a possible future participant, and assesses implications for Iran, America and India.

Global Affairs Session 15 15 April 2026 AN ERA OF WAR Multiple conflicts, hard power politics and the arrival of prolonged instability The world is not in one declared global war, but multiple regional conflicts are unfolding simultaneously and creating wider instability. The post-Cold War phase of cooperation is weakening as military strength, territorial control and coercion return to the centre of statecraft.