Why this matters
The key signal is whether a bilateral defense commitment becomes a wider Pacific security architecture—and whether smaller states help set its terms.
Places in this story: Indonesia, Pakistan, Southeast Asia and South Asia.
Indonesia’s 4-nation defence pact: strategic coup or paper tiger?
Indonesia could gain critical defence technology, investment and export opportunities through a new multi-nation defence pact with Turkey, Qatar and Pakistan, but analysts warn its success hinges on turning high-level ambition into concrete projects. The four Muslim-majority nations signed the Badr Memorandum of Understanding in Doha on Wednesday. The…