The pact with Turkey and Pakistan has evolved quickly from a vague political commitment. Riyadh hopes it will help it navigate a thorny Middle East crisis.
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It signals a departure from the approach of the Starmer government.
Saudi Arabia’s escalating conflict with the Houthis in Yemen will force its new defence partners Turkey and Pakistan to confront some difficult questions.
The African shoreline is now much more valuable to outsiders who want to monitor, contain or outflank the waterway opposite them.
The resumption of fighting, paired with the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz, complicates regional strategy and energy policy for the Gulf powerhouse.
The recent Houthi advance has revived the seemingly endless conflict between Saudi Arabia and its antagonists in Yemen.
The move suggests Iran and its allies are settling in for a long war. That could mean pain for the global economy.
The ongoing war in Iran has created an expanding zone of risk for shipping, including for Saudi Arabia’s strategy of redirecting oil exports away from Hormuz.
Each year, about 10–12% of global shipping trade passes through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait – whose name means ‘Gate of Tears’.
The Houthis’ alleged support for Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia remains limited at this stage, although it is nonetheless concerning.
A decade of shifting regional alliances, continuous conflict and outside interventions have narrowed the path for diplomacy.
In normal times, as much as 14% of global maritime trade goes through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Disruption would be felt around the world.
Iran has responded in kind to attacks on its energy infrastructure. With the energy assets of Gulf states now in play for Tehran, regional chaos grows by the hour.
Key sources of drinking water have been targets in past conflicts. And Iranian strikes have already hit close to some.
Initially, the two gulf states were in alignment over Yemen’s civil war. But the Arab coalition’s unity has long since gone.
The seizure of southern Yemen by separatists raises the prospect of the country being carved in two.
The impact of the October 7 attacks and Israel’s response will reverberate for decades to come.
History is full of examples of what happens when airpower takes on a logic of its own.
The ‘Signalgate’ breach could embolden the Houthis to forcibly disappear even more people on fake allegations of espionage.
Top US officials discussed plans to strike Houthi rebels on an unclassified platform with a journalist. Here are 3 questions answered by a former ADF operations specialist.
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Fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute, Rice University
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Director of the Curtin Extremism Research Network (CERN), Curtin University
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Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Professor of Global Conflict and Development; Non-Resident Fellow at the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies (Yemen), University of Sydney
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Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor, School Of Politics & International Relations, University College Dublin
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Associate Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
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PhD Candidate, Political Science and International Relations, Curtin University
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Affiliated Faculty of Bioethics, Religion, and Society, Department of Religious Studies, DePaul University
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Associate Professor Politics and International Relations, Mount Allison University
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Associate Professor, Defence Studies Department, King's College London
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Teaching Assistant ("New Conflicts") Catholic University of Milan, Senior Associate Research Fellow at ISPI, and Adjunct Professor at ASERI ("Yemen: Drivers of Conflict and Security Implications"), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Catholic University of Milan
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Lecturer in Sustainable Freight Transport and Logistics, University of Leeds
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato