Pakistan Will Lead the Makkah Defence Alliance – What ‘Look West’ Actually Buys It
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye named their pact the Makkah Defence Alliance – Pakistan takes the first secretary-general. What 'Look West' buys Islamabad.
Bilal Khan
Founder of Quwa, Bilal has been researching Pakistani defence industry and security issues for over 15 years. His work has been cited by Pakistan's National Defence University (NDU), the Council of Foreign Relations, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Centre of Airpower Studies and many others. He has a Hons. B.A in Political Science and Masters of Interntional Public Policy from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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