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RUSI Reflects: The Mecca Agreement: From US Primacy to Regional Agency?

Dr Burcu Ozcelik
25 September 2026clock7 Minute Watch
President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan

Presidency of the Republic of Turkiye

The Mecca Agreement could represent the building blocks of a new security order in the Middle East.

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Dr Burcu Ozcelik

Senior Research Fellow, Middle East Security

International Security

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