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MINTAl-Monitor (Middle East)Aug 30, 2026
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to hold first defence pact meeting, source says
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-3.36
Confidence
6/10
Amount
5.3M CBWD
AI justification
Defense pact risks escalating regional tensions and enabling human rights violations, outweighing limited diplomatic cooperation. | The defense pact may enhance short-term regional stability (SDG 16/17) but risks entrenching geopolitical divisions, militarization, and enabling human rights abuses by member states. The negative aspects—particularly the exclusionary targeting of Iran and potential for rights violations—outweigh the limited positive diplomatic cooperation, given the high magnitude