Friday, November 9, 2018

Is An Arab NATO Realistic?

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 20, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Reuters: Exclusive: Khashoggi murder further complicates 'Arab NATO' plan - U.S. sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s strategy to contain Iranian power in the Middle East by forging Arab allies into a U.S.-backed security alliance was in trouble even before the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Now, three U.S. sources said, the plan faces fresh complications.

Khashoggi’s murder on Oct. 2 in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul has drawn international outrage against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, with Turkish officials and some U.S. lawmakers accusing the kingdom’s de facto ruler of ordering the killing.

The Middle East Strategic Alliance (MESA) aims to bind Sunni Muslim governments in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Egypt and Jordan in a U.S.-led security, political and economic pact to counter Shi’ite Iran.

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WNU Editor: The establishment of an "Arab NATO" is going to take time. I view it as a work of progress, and dependent on how Iran "acts" in the coming years.

More News And Analysis On An Arab NATO

Egypt hosts Arab military exercises in what could develop into an 'Arab NATO' -- Reuters
Bahrain says 'Arab NATO' to be formed by next year -- Al Jazeera
Middle East upheaval casts a shadow over ‘Arab NATO’ -- Jack Detsch, Al-Monitor
"Arab NATO" Project Doomed -- Financial Tribune
Arab NATO against Iran, an unfulfilled dream -- Fatemeh Salehi, Modern Diplomacy
Are Trump's plans for an Arab NATO realistic? -- Khalid Al-Jaberby, Al Jazeera

2 comments:

Americanadian soldier said...

When was the last time those barbarians ever were able to work together. The differences in their “one Islam” will overshadow any potential to join forces.

Carl said...

It won't work because it's based on a false premise--that Iran is the source of all evil in the region--and it's blatantly sectarian, Sunni vs Shiite. And that's before even considering that the GCC monarchies actually all hate each other. The idea that these corrupt regimes can be unified on the basis of hatred of Iran is sheer lunacy.