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Yemen Vs. Saudi Arabia: A Strategy Of Strangulation And Asymmetric Response

What once appeared to be a localized skirmish on the periphery of the Arabian Peninsula has now morphed into a direct threat to the Kingdom’s energy security and the stability of the entire region

2026-08-02 09:09:58 0 Comment 14647 view

The Pretext of Legality: Washington’s Dangerous Escalation Against Cuba

The unsealing of a criminal indictment by the U.S. Department of Justice against 94-year-old Army General Raúl Castro Ruz marks a highly provocative escalation in Washington's decades-long campaign of aggression against Havana

2026-05-26 05:04:37 0 Comment 33582 view

The Malacca Toll: A Bold Gambit For Sovereignty Or A Geopolitical Minefield?

The Malacca Strait has served for decades as the uncompensated highway of global commerce, forcing Indonesia and Malaysia to shoulder the immense costs of maritime security and environmental maintenance for nearly one hundred thousand vessels annually without receiving direct returns

2026-05-02 11:43:50 0 Comment 48291 view

Peaceful Development Or Military Confrontation: The Arctic's Growing Geopolitical Importance

As the global balance of power shifts towards multipolarity, the Arctic has emerged as one of the world’s most strategically significant frontiers

2025-10-18 10:20:39 0 Comment 63350 view

Can HTS Build A New Syria?

In December 2024, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched a surprise offensive against Syrian regime forces, leading to the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime

2025-02-17 11:46:13 0 Comment 81511 view

After Assad, Are The Houthis Next?

With the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and Hezbollah in Lebanon defeated and increasingly isolated, attention turns to the Houthis in Yemen

2025-01-03 13:10:18 0 Comment 74447 view

Yemen Houthis Offered US Incentives To Stop Red Sea Attacks

ABU DHABI, UAE: Mediators have conveyed messages from the US to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, offering “incentives” including lifting the blockade of Sanaa and Hodeidah and accelerating peace talks, in return for the group halting its attacks in the Red Sea, sources told The National.

 

2024-04-29 13:47:34 0 Comment 129347 view

On Confronting The Iranian Regime

NEW YORK, US: The Biden administration's reluctance to robustly respond to the rogue Islamist regime of Iran apparently only reinforces the inclination of Iran's political and military leadership to inflict more harm.

 

2024-01-23 14:01:06 0 Comment 130302 view

US Lack Of Resolve Incentivizing China On Taiwan

NEW YORK, US: America's role as guarantor of global freedom of navigation and defender of "Law of the Sea" treaties is taking a hit. 

 

2024-01-08 13:08:38 0 Comment 142716 view

Red Sea Tensions: US Warship Shoots Down Houthi Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile

MARYLAND, US: Guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG-87) shot down an anti-ship missile and a drone fired by the Houthis Thursday, U.S. Central Command announced via X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter.

 

2024-01-01 14:39:28 0 Comment 156076 view

Red Sea Conflict Disrupts Global Shipping, Rattles Trade Routes

HONG KONG, SAR: The global shipping industry is currently in the throes of significant disruption, with the turmoil expected to persist for several months. This is primarily due to conflicts in the strategically located Red Sea. A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the world’s second-largest container line, has indicated that 15 of its container-line routes are impacted. 

 

2023-12-27 12:19:41 0 Comment 146385 view