Alliance Expansion Index

In an exclusive interview, Turkish President Erdogan said the recently signed defence pact between Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is open to new members, naming Egypt as a possible addition and pledging continued support for the agreement.

Erdogan said he wants the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to grow beyond its three founders, envisioning regional countries gathering under its umbrella as the Middle East absorbs fallout from the US-Iran war.

After years of pursuing NATO membership, Ukraine is rethinking its path: former commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi argues Kyiv should stop waiting for accession and instead shape Western security arrangements from outside the alliance.