Still open: waiting on events (Late 2026).
P389
Turkey will join Saudi Arabia in a multinational coalition against the Houthis in Yemen, since Saudi Arabia cannot defend itself against them alone.
What Jiang said
“I think like in a short term uh this alliance means a multicultural sorry a multinational coalition against the Houthis... they're trying to bring in uh Turkey.”
Analysis
Jiang argues the new Turkey-Saudi-Pakistan mutual defense pact is partly a vehicle to bring Turkish military power into Saudi Arabia's fight against the Houthis, since Riyadh cannot handle them on its own.
Status history
- 2026-08-19 · Pending (claude_extract)