China waits in wings as Mecca pact signals Gulf shift away from US security umbrella

AI justification

[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=MINT -> MINT (human chose this in 87% of 272 past reviews)] Security realignment risks enabling rights violations and environmental harm, outweighing diversification benefits. | The Mecca pact signals a geopolitical realignment with significant ethical trade-offs. While diversification of security partnerships may reduce dependency risks, the shift toward China and regional actors with weaker human rights and environmental records poses