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Rand Issues Commentary: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Mutual Defense Pact: Important to Whom?
September 26, 2025
SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 26 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Sept. 25, 2025:

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Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Mutual Defense Pact: Important to Whom?

By Rafiq Dossani

The mutual defense pact signed this month between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia has largely been interpreted as Riyadh's attempt to secure access to nuclear deterrence, hedging against the possibility of an Israeli strike. But who else is it important to? Western . . .

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