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As diplomacy falters, the Strait of Hormuz is again testing regional security and the global economy. In this turbulent landscape, the Gulf states must balance de-escalation with protecting their vital interests.
Zafer Muhammad Alajmi
The challenge facing media in Qatar and around the world goes beyond whether to embrace or reject artificial intelligence and centers on developing a model that integrates digital infrastructure with professional standards.
Faleh Al-Hajeri
The Houthi takeover of Yemen’s west coast has transformed Bab al-Mandab into a new source of regional leverage. An international push to restore maritime security could contain the immediate crisis while entrenching the very gains that produced it.
Faozi Al-Goidi
The Houthis are pressing their advantage amid the broader U.S.-Iran war, securing vital leverage in a potential future settlement while risking overreach and casting Yemen—and the region—down a very dangerous path.
Yasmeen Al-Eryani
The ‘Forty-Day War’ has revealed that Gulf security can no longer depend on external guarantees, but requires indigenous capabilities and multi-layered deterrence.
Zafer Muhammad Alajmi
An advance by Yemen’s Houthis toward strategically vital areas near the Bab al-Mandab Strait marks a crucial shift, as the group increasingly leverages maritime geography within a broader regional calculus tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict.