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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.
Khalid Al-Jaber
The Gulf faces a defining moment for its security, economy and strategic partnerships. What kind of Gulf will emerge after the war, and how can its states build a more resilient regional order that safeguards both security and development?
Khalid Al-Jaber
Despite opposing the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran at its outset, the conflict has exposed the Gulf states to significant harm, demonstrating vulnerabilities to decision-making outside of their control. Can this be remedied without rupturing the partnerships, themselves? Yes.