America’s trust deficit


New friends: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Salman welcoming Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ahead of their meeting in Riyadh. — Saudi Press Agency/AFP

ISRAEL’S attack on Qatar on Sept 9 may have been one of the most significant watershed moments in global geopolitics since US President Donald Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” in April this year.

Less than two weeks after this attack, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan announced a mutual defence pact.

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