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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