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The Anti-Houthi Campaign Comes Up Short March 25, 2025

Control represents the prime goal of military strategy, and air bombardment—no matter how relentless—cannot replace the power of boots on the ground. ...

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How Campus Activism on Israel-Palestine Warps Global Security Priorities March 24, 2025

Thanks to university-driven activism over the Israel-Palestine conflict, the war in Gaza has politically sidelined the West’s commitment to global security in other regions of the world.Israel-Palestine is one of the few conflicts that inspires activ...

The Trump Admin Accidentally Texted Me War Plans March 24, 2025

The world found out shortly before 2 p.m. eastern time on March 15 that the United States was bombing Houthi targets across Yemen. ...

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The Houthis Are the New Barbary Pirates March 22, 2025

Shortly after America had achieved its independence from Great Britain, the new nation confronted a threat from the Ottoman provinces of Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli....

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Gaza Could Get In the Way With Iran Talks March 21, 2025

Do US President Donald Trump and his advisers have a comprehensive strategy for the Middle East, or are they engaged in ad hoc efforts to put out the fires that continue to burn in the region? This is an important question brought to the fore by the ...

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Yemen’s Houthis Won’t ‘Dial Down’ Under U.S. Pressure March 18, 2025

What Trump’s Latest Houthi Strike Really Means March 18, 2025

The administration has a broader geopolitical agenda—one that includes countering China’s economic leverage, particularly Beijing’s reliance on Iranian oil. ...

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Time To Stop Playing Games with the Houthis March 15, 2025

The Houthis announced that they plan to resume their attacks on merchant ships traveling through the Red Sea and Suez shipping lanes. The Yemen-based, Iranian-sponsored junta makes two claims: that they will only attack Israeli vessels and that they ...

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Iran Could Lose Iraq March 11, 2025

Ever since its revolution in 1979, Iran has cultivated a network of proxies and friends throughout the Middle East. For years, this strategy proved successful. Slowly but surely, Tehran’s “axis of resistance” gained influence in Iraq, Lebanon, and Sy...

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It Will Take More Than Words To Stop Houthis December 24, 2024

Whatever path forward is chosen, the Houthis will need to suffer more serious blows because, currently, they feel emboldened. ...

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Israel Strikes Yemen Ports, Power Stations; Retaliation Against Houthis December 19, 2024

Waging the Wrong War in Yemen August 03, 2024

The Iranian-backed Houthis are proving to be a stubborn problem for the United States and its allies. ...

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Houthi's Consolidated Control Over Yemen August 02, 2024

Houthi behavior has led to increased dependence on Iran and less hope for an end to Yemen’s decade-long civil war. ...

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Is It Too Late for Diplomacy in Yemen? July 26, 2024

Force has been an ineffective tool for resolving Red Sea unrest, but it may preclude other solutions. ...

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Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Vow Open Battle With Israel and the U.S. July 24, 2024

Houthi Harbor Still Ablaze Days After Israel Strikes on Yemen July 22, 2024

Israel Responds to Yemen July 22, 2024

Hodeida, Yemen, a port operated by Houthi terrorists is burning. Israel bombed a large weapons depot there....

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All Eyes on Iran’s Reaction to Israel's Strike in Yemen July 22, 2024

Iran wants to push both Hezbollah and the Houthis to increase their attacks as Hamas takes losses in Gaza. ...

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Houthis Only Emboldened by Israeli Attacks July 22, 2024

Tel Aviv bombed a vital Yemeni port in retribution for an earlier militant drone strike, but if history holds, it won't matter ...

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IDF: We’ll Weigh New attack, Defense Strategy with Yemen in Coming Days July 19, 2024

Tel Aviv Suffers Deadly Drone Strike Claimed by Yemen’s Houthis July 19, 2024

The Red Sea Crisis Goes Beyond the Houthis July 19, 2024

The Red Sea is in crisis. At the center of the storm are Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have unleashed a wave of attacks on ships traversing one of the world’s most pivotal maritime straits, putatively in support of Hamas’s war against Israel. ...

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Two Suspected Attacks by Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Strike Ships July 15, 2024

Yemen’s Houthis Say They Attacked Maersk Ship in Arabian Sea July 13, 2024

The U.S. “Pivots to Diplomacy” in Yemen April 25, 2024

The good news is the United States is calling for diplomacy in the Middle East. The bad news it is because it was bested by Yemen’s rebel Houthis. ...

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Houthi Attacks: A New Twist on the Jeune École? April 16, 2024

Recently, a journalist questioned Vice Adm. Brad Cooper of U.S. Central command about naval operations in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, “When was the last time that the U.S. Navy operated at this pace for a couple months?”...

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Gaza Chaos Gives Smoke Screen to Iran's Nuclear Push April 11, 2024

President Joe Biden’s Middle East policy hangs in the balance. Negotiations for a cease-fire in Gaza have reached a critical stage. Attacks by the Houthis in Yemen are snarling maritime traffic and straining the US Navy. Biden’s support for Israel re...

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The Greater Middle East Is a Ticking Time Bomb April 10, 2024

Generations in war-wracked Palestine, Syria, and Yemen have little, if anything, to look forward to. Moreover, discontent is mounting and could explode anytime....

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Houthis Launch Series of Attacks on Ships Near Yemen April 08, 2024

Yemen’s Houthis Say They Targeted Western Ships April 08, 2024

Report Claims Yemen’s Houthis Have A Hypersonic Missile, Possibly Raising Stakes In Red Sea Crisis March 14, 2024

US Held Secret Talks With Iran Over Red Sea Attacks March 14, 2024

The US has held secret talks with Iran this year in a bid to convince Tehran to use its influence over Yemen’s Houthi movement to end attacks on ships in the Red Sea, according to US and Iranian officials. The indirect negotiations, during which Wash...

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US Officials Say Houthi Bombing Campaign Hindered By Intel Gaps March 14, 2024

The US military’s attempt to halt Yemen-based attacks on Red Sea shipping is being hindered by insufficient intelligence about Houthi militants’ arsenal and full capabilities, according to American officials. While the Pentagon is confident that week...

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Yemen Houthi rebels target a Liberian-Flagged Ship In Red Sea With Missiles; No Damage Reported March 12, 2024

The Enduring Problem With Proxies March 12, 2024

In a recent public announcement of little surprise, except perhaps to the Iran-obsessed punditry and political classes in Washington and Tel Aviv, U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that Iran does not have total control over the proxy groups it sup...

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For Israel, War With the Houthis in Yemen May Be on Horizon March 07, 2024

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A Ship Earlier Hit by Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Sinks in the Red Sea March 02, 2024

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Shouldn’t You Get a Say on the Yemen War? February 29, 2024

Even Biden’s fellow Democrats understand that Congress remains the final authority on authorizing the use of military force. ...

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U.S. Conducts More Strikes Against Houthi Targets in Yemen February 26, 2024

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U.S., UK Strike Houthi Sites in Yemen Amid Surge in Red Sea Attacks February 26, 2024

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The Houthi Air Strikes Aren’t Working February 26, 2024

Over the weekend the United States and United Kingdom launched a fourth round of missile and air strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. In a joint statement it was announced that 18 targets in 8 locations were hit, including “underground weapons stora...

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Houthis Are Recruiting Record Fighters February 23, 2024

The war in Gaza has boosted recruits for the Yemeni group. But it has also complicated hopes for peace in Yemen. ...

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Houthi Attacks Demand a Strategy Against Iran February 21, 2024

Over the past few months, the Red Sea has witnessed a series of attacks on commercial vessels, most of which have been attributed to Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. These attacks have raised concerns over the safety and security of maritime trade...

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U.S. Conducts New Airstrikes Targeting Yemen’s Houthi Rebels February 09, 2024

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China Is Winning the Battle for the Red Sea February 09, 2024

Hardly for the first time, remote Arab tribesmen are reshaping the world. Piratical attacks on international shipping by Yemen-based Houthi rebels have created a significant security crisis in the Red Sea....

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What Do Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Really Want? February 08, 2024

They have no navy or air force. Their leader has a reputation for living on the move, shuffling between safe houses. And they emerged from a minority Shiite Muslim community in north Yemen’s rugged mountains in the ninth century....

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General Mattis Helped Advise UAE Leader on Yemen Conflict February 07, 2024

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EU-NATO Countries Entirely Split Over Israel, Iran, and Houthis February 07, 2024

As the United States plunges ever deeper into a fresh Middle East conflagration — this time fighting Iran-backed non-state actors, including Yemen’s Houthis and Shiite resistance groups in Syria and Iraq — its closest allies from the EU and NATO stan...

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U.S. Launched Strikes in Yemen Against Two Explosive Drone Boats February 06, 2024

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Uzbekistan and China Quietly Cement a Regional Alliance February 06, 2024

While the U.S., Russia and Europe are trying to quell (or aggravate) crises simultaneously in Ukraine, Iraq, Syria, Israel/Gaza, the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea/Yemen, Uzbekistan and China have quietly elevated their partnership. ...

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The Struggle for the Gate of Tears February 02, 2024

America would be well advised to support an outcome in Yemen that promises regional stability and uninterrupted trade flows. ...

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The Foreign Desk: How To Deter The Houthis February 02, 2024

Dr. Walid Phares joins The Foreign Desk with Lisa Daftari to discuss how to deter the Houthis in Yemen. ...

Why Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Welcome Conflict With the U.S. February 01, 2024

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Why Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Welcome Conflict February 01, 2024

A giant poster featuring Yemeni rebel leader Abdel Malek al-Houthi was hung on the ancient Walls of Constantinople in Istanbul last week, just days after his organization was designated a terror group by the United States....

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