The U.S. is allied with most countries in the Red Sea region, but the recently declared terrorist group, the Houthis, is making trouble by hijacking commercial ships and lobbing missiles at them as they sail past their coastline. The rebels are backed by the larger, expansioni...
Shipping lanes are under pressure. Seven of the world's ten biggest shipping companies have suspended transit through the Red Sea, where the Houthis, a Yemeni rebel group, are attacking commercialvessels. As a result far fewer ships are using the Suez Canal, a shortcut from the Indian Ocean...
Iran put its plan into action after October 7, when Hamas attacked Israel in an unprecedented surprise attack and massacre. Iran brought Hezbollah into the conflict and operationalized the Houthis. It already had the assets in these countries to go to “work” against Israel. For instance, the...
The European gas market has proved far more resilient to the immense political and security challenges it has faced since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 than many would have guessed. It was only two years ago that giving up the...