More: Maritime
How the Houthis’ Control of Bab el-Mandeb Could Reshape Red Sea Shipping
Yemen's civil war has returned to the centre of a much wider regional conflict. In September, the Iran-aligned Houthis launched a rapid offensive along...
China’s Red Sea Strategy: How Ports Could Expand Beijing’s Maritime Influence
The Chinese presence in the Red Sea and Horn of Africa ports and projects is deeply significant, given its connection to trade and supply...
Bitter Harbour: The Fall of Mocha and the Remaking of the Red Sea Order
There is a particularly dark irony, at least from our perspective, in seeing the port of Mocha change hands again. This is the town...
Houthi Gains in Yemen Put the U.S. in a New Red Sea Dilemma
The Iran-aligned Houthis have launched a rapid offensive along Yemen's coast, gaining control over key areas that threaten a crucial Middle East waterway, specifically...
Houthis Tighten Grip on Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Threatening Global Trade
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis are moving closer to gaining control over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key route for commodity ships, according to Yemeni military...
The Atlantic–Pacific Bridge: From Magellan to Panama to a New Era of Connectivity
For centuries, the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans were separated not only by distance but also by geography. Before the construction of the Panama Canal,...
The Malacca Dilemma and China’s Response
The idea of the Malacca Dilemma was first presented in 2003 by Hu Jintao, then China's president, to illustrate a major strategic issue facing...
The Hormuz Trap: American Superiority and the Cost of Iranian Leverage
On 31 August, two supertankers carrying Saudi crude were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of one another as they sailed out of the...
Trump’s Economic D-Day Threatens Everyone Except China
On Truth Social, Donald Trump announced what he called the most crushing economic operation the United States had ever mounted, promising Iran "economic warfare...
Lürssen Delivers Six Superyachts Worth $2.2 Billion in 105 Days
At Lürssen's Berne yard on the Weser River, Floating Dock 10 holds a superyacht that isn't going anywhere. The Dilbar — 156 metres long,...