More: Yemen
How Did Yemen’s Houthis Become a Major Regional Threat?
Yemen's Houthi movement has evolved from a local Zaydi Shi'ite revivalist group in the country's northern mountains into a heavily armed force capable of...
Iran War Spreads to Yemen as Trump Signals Hope for End to Conflict
U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped the war against Iran was nearing an end as fighting between Saudi Arabia and Iran backed Houthi...
Houthi Advance Tests the Mecca Agreement and Middle East Defense
The Houthi advance in Yemen and the Red Sea region is creating upheavals in the Middle Eastern security structure in general and the conflict...
U.S. and Houthis hold Oman talks amid Yemen escalation
U.S. officials held an undisclosed meeting with representatives of Yemen’s Houthis in Oman over the weekend, according to five sources familiar with the discussions,...
Houthi gains in Yemen threaten Saudi security and global oil supplies
Saudi Arabia has intensified air strikes against Houthi positions in Yemen as the Iran backed group expands its territorial gains along the Red Sea...
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...
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 Houthi Blockade: Can Saudi Arabia Really Escape Iran’s Trap?
The question is no longer whether Saudi Arabia will respond to the Houthi blockade but what kind of response it can sustain. Riyadh has...
Hormuz Is Yesterday’s Crisis. Bab-el-Mandeb Is Tomorrow’s
On Tuesday, three Houthi ballistic missiles slammed into the Tihamah, an Egyptian-owned cargo ship easing through Bab-el-Mandeb's eighteen-mile channel. A fourth missile hit the...
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...