More: Red Sea
Bab al-Mandab: Saudi Arabia’s Hormuz Escape Route Under Fire
On 4 October, Rashad al-Alimi, head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, went on television from Saudi Arabia to announce a campaign to retake the...
Both Shores of the Bab el-Mandeb Are Now at War
A Charge Sheet Aimed at the Sea
On 29 September, Ethiopia's army chief, Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, told the country that its soldiers were fighting...
Rent the Coast, Don’t Pick a Side: The Horn of Africa’s Middle East Problem
Twenty Kilometres From Africa
On 11 September the Houthis took Mocha and Perim Island and completed their capture of Yemen's Red Sea coast. Iran's Yemeni...
The Red Sea, Not Hormuz, Now Decides Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Policy
A Pipeline Back On, and Nowhere to Go
On 22 September, Saudi Aramco began pumping crude again through the East-West pipeline, the 1,200-kilometre line that...
Xi Jinping’s US Visit: What It Means for Egypt, the Middle East and Red Sea Security
Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States in September 2026 will contribute to managing economic and geopolitical differences between the world's two...
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...
The Red Sea: Emerging Complexities and Untapped Opportunities
Amid geopolitical changes, Red Sea security has attained new developments, creating heightened maritime tensions, while the Gulf States race to control the region. By...