Geopolitical Implications of the Military Strike on Iran
Executive Summary A twelve-day military confrontation between Israel, the United States on one side, and Iran on the other, marked the beginning of a new era of geopolitical unc...
Does China Support Houthis' Military Capabilities in the Red Sea?
Introduction American accusations against China for allegedly supporting the Houthi movement have intensified in recent months. The most recent claims emerged in mid-April, when the U.S...
U.S. Military Operation against Houthis in Yemen: Objectives and Challenges
Executive Summary: The present paper evaluates the airstrikes campaign launched by President Donald Trump's administration against Houthis in Yemen, beginning on March 15, 2025. The o...
The Regional Rise of Houthis after Nasrallah's Assassination
Introduction: The Middle East is on the verge of a regional war escalation, with Israel ramping up its operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iran retaliating against Israel followin...
Western Strategy in the Red Sea and Deterrence Options
Introduction:- The armed Houthi group has recently announced an expansion of its operations targeting ships, reaching to the Indian Ocean and the...
A Competition Puts Politics and International Security at Risk: Houthi-Iran Relationship with African Pirates
Introduction:- Since November, hundreds of cargo ships have been forced to divert over 4,000 miles around the African continent to avoid attack...
Iran's Strategy in the Red Sea: Goals and Tactics
Introduction:- Iranian decision-makers have openly expressed their interest in establishing a permanent presence in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since October 7th. This interest...
Challenges of the Health Sector in Yemen Republic: Unequal Confrontation
Summary This study was aimed to evaluate the situation of the public sector (PC), in Yemen, and to understand the scale of the challenges PC faces, and he types of the difficulties &...
Looming War in the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia's Quest for Access to the Red Sea
The reception of the New Year by Ethiopia and Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, by signing a memorandum of understanding, granting Addis Ababa access ...
Israel's Militarization of Bab Al-Mandab
Introduction Israel has realized the importance of waterways quite early, and took steps to control a number of strategic ports either by direct occupation, or in coordination...
From Launching Economic Projects to Building Military Bases: Chinese Influence in the Horn of Africa
Summary In recent years there has been a remarkable Chinese presence in Africa in general, and in the Horn of Africa in particular, especially after establishing the Forum on China&n...
The Russian Role in the Yemeni Crisis: Incentives and Obstacles
عربي PDF Summary After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia undoubtedly lost a great deal of its geopolitical legacy. Yemen was an important axis of this legacy in the Arab Gulf region. Indeed,...
The Russian Return to the Horn of Africa Through the Gate of Eritrea
عربي PDF Summary After a decades-long absence, Russia appears again in Africa. This return has received much attention by the media, governments and civil ...
Regional and International Powers in Bab al-Mandab and the Gulf of Aden: Between Competition and Conflict
عربي PDF Summary This study deals with the strategic significance of Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of Aden. It explores the outcomes that arose from this and other factors, ...
The Role of Military Diplomacy in Promoting China's Foreign Policy in the Horn of Africa
عربي PDF Introduction This study attempts to define the contours of the Chinese approach of employing the tool of military diplomacy in China's foreign policy strategy. It also attempts to examine ...
Saudi-Iranian Consultations: Searching for a Balanced Regional Security System
عربي PDF Preliminary Since an Islamic Revolutionary government came to power in Iran in 1979, relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia a...
From Power to Opposition, Coup and War: Transformations of the General People's Congress in 40 Years
PDF عربي Summary Forty years after founding the General People's Congress (GPC), observers raise questions about the future of the party in light of the current divisio...
Will Yemen be a containment zone of the Saudi-Iranian conflict?
PDF عربي Introduction When the Houthi rebels took control of the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, in September 2014, Iranian officials stated that the fourth Arab capital fell under their control, the...
Energy Wars and the Future of Security after Classifying the Houthis as Terrorist Organization
PDF عربي Introduction In October 2022, the armed Houthi movement launched at least three attacks on oil export ports under the control of the Yemeni government. The attacks are t...
The Future of the Hashemites in Yemen
عربي PDF Summary This study deals with the Hashemites in Yemen, starting with the arrival of their first ancestors in the country more than a thousand years ago. It tracks the circumstances...