West Asia-North Africa Alliance (21st Century Crisis)

The Treaty for Cooperative Defense and Peacekeeping (Russian: Договор о совместной обороне и поддержании мира, Arabic: معاهدة للدفاع التعاوني وحفظ السلام, Chinese: 合作防卫和维持和平条约), also known as the West Asian-North African Alliance and Russo-Arab Alliance (Russian: Русско-Арабский Альянс, Arabic: التحالف الروسي العربي), is a military alliance, led mainly by Russia, China, Turkey and Egypt.

The military alliance was formed in 2012 by Russia, China, Egypt and Yemen after the Arab Spring and the Yemen confrontation between Russia and Saudi Arabia (and the ensuing Russian military victory), and is meant to "foster the safety of nations in Western Asia and North Africa from hostile forces".

Its consists of Russia, as well as Algeria, South Syria, Egypt and Yemen, with Israel and Assyria as observer states. In 2016, Russia allowed Turkey, a then-observer state, to join, after the Turkish government, via a secret closed-door meeting with Russian and Arab League officials, stating that they had planned to switch sides in the Levantine conflict. Iraq has a disputed status, with pro-Russian forces in Iraq claiming that Iraq is a member, and pro-Western forces claiming that it is not.