Why the Witkoff-Kushner Peace Framework Will Fail, And What Would Actually Work

The Mecca Agreement could mark the beginning of the biggest shift in Middle Eastern security since the Gulf War, with Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan laying the foundations of a regional order no longer built around American military guarantees.

Europe faces growing pressure to build an autonomous defense capability, learning from Ukraine’s battlefield innovations and Türkiye’s defense-industrial model as U.S. security guarantees and strategic priorities increasingly diverge from Europe’s own.