{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How the \u201cIslamic NATO\u201d Shifts Global Geopolitics","description":"Is last week\u2019s signing of a landmark mutual defense agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan a further signal of global geopolitical realignment?  On this special extended episode of Talking Geopolitics, GPF Chairman George Friedman and Middle East expert and GPF contributor Kamran Bokhari join host Christian Smith for a deep dive into the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement and how it shifts the balance of power across the Middle East and beyond.  Also: GPF Chief Geoeconomist Antonia Colibasanu discusses this month\u2019s Geoeconomic Lens, and the future of sanctions and the war in Ukraine.  Dr. Bokhari is a Senior Resident Fellow with the Middle East Policy Council and a Senior Director at the New Lines Institute for Strategy &amp;amp; Policy in Washington, DC.  Episode recorded on August 11, 2026.  Learn more about GeoEconomic Lens and access the first issue for free at https:\/\/geopoliticalfutures.com\/lens\/introducing-lens\/. ","author_name":"Talking Geopolitics","author_url":"https:\/\/geopoliticalfutures.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42431400\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/205090120"}