The Future of the Mecca Agreement: New Challenges for Regional Security
The Mecca Agreement aims to strengthen security cooperation among member states, but tensions arise between individual national alliances and collective defense obligations. The expectation that member states will benefit from collective defense while offloading their own security risks raises questions about the agreement's effectiveness during a crisis.
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