Houthi provocations along the strategic Bab al-Mandeb are low risk and high return. They boost local support for the Houthis and could make the U.S. and Israel more risk-averse.
Arab World
The Israeli-Palestinian war is making China’s strategic balancing act in the Middle East increasingly difficult to sustain.
From the debate on migration to aid to Ukraine, the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian war is creating ripple effects across the world.
A new U.S. intelligence report says China may be pursuing military bases in Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea, and the United Arab Emirates.
A new survey indicates China is winning the battle of perceptions in the Middle East, but its gains over the U.S. could be reversed.
Lining up on opposing sides are Middle Eastern, North African, and Eastern Mediterranean nations, Gulf states, Turkey, Russia, and Europe.
Much of the international community falsely assumed that a Syrian victory in Idlib would create a fait accompli that Turkey would accept.
Mounting violence on the streets of Lebanon and Iraq will do little to rebuild confidence in Arab militaries.
Despite considerable investment in education, Arab states struggle in their effort to create knowledge economies.