Bab El-Mandeb

The Houthis’ Road to Nowhere
Despite rumors of high-level assassinations and the destruction of secret facilities, it is too early to declare the American campaign in Yemen a success. Still, there is reason to believe...

A Houthi Declaration of War
Less than a month ago, it seemed as if the Houthi rebel group was on the verge of reaching a peaceful accord with Saudi Arabia and the internationally recognized Yemeni...

Beyond Suez: How Yemen’s War Can Imperil Red Sea Shipping
The windstorm that sent the 200,000 ton Ever Given container ship into the banks of the Suez Canal cost global markets billions of dollars. Years of miscalculations in Yemen and...

Bab el-Mandeb: The U.S. Ignores the Most Dangerous Strait in the World at Its Peril
Relatively few Americans are aware that there’s a civil war raging in Yemen. And even fewer can tell you where the Bab el-Mandeb strait is located—or why its fate affects...