The group is exploiting sympathy for Palestine to spread its propaganda.
The green movement must speak out about pollution from Red Sea maritime terrorism, which will devastate livelihoods and the oceans.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/18/houthis-environment-rubymar-maritime-terrorism-pollution/
The strike marked the first deaths from such an attack since the Red Sea crisis began.
While China has indeed become a regional player, it is still playing a remarkably self-interested game.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/14/red-sea-crisis-china-middle-east-strategy-egypt-yemen/
The Houthi attacks that have rattled global trade are only the latest chapter of the sea’s recent troubles.
Airstrikes haven’t hindered their Red Sea attacks—at least yet.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/08/yemen-houthi-iran-weapons-intelligence-report/
Cutting or damaging subsea cables could disrupt data and financial communications between Europe and Asia.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/07/houthi-red-sea-attacks-submarine-cables/
The Belt and Road Initiative wasn’t a sinister plot. It was a blueprint for what every nation needs in an age of uncertainty and disruption.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/20/url-red-sea-houthis-china-belt-road-suez-trade-corridors/
The attacks harm global trade, but the regional impact might be worse.
Adam and Cameron discuss the economic implications of what’s happening in the Red Sea.
https://foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/ones-and-tooze/the-war-over-global-shipping/
Biden tries to hit the Houthis where it hurts: their bank accounts.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/18/sanction-yemen-houthi-terror-group-biden/
A month of attacks on commercial shipping has surprisingly left energy markets unmoved.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/18/red-sea-crisis-energy-oil-houthi-attacks-shipping/
Legal caveats will allow humanitarian aid to continue entering Yemen.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/17/us-houthis-terrorist-group-designation-yemen-red-sea/
After years of war with the Houthis, Riyadh is seeking to ensure its security above all else—but peace talks are precarious, and the plan could backfire.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/16/saudi-arabia-red-sea-conflict-houthis-us-strike/
The decision to bomb the Houthis was likely the administration’s least bad path.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/12/us-yemen-houthi-airstrikes-red-sea-israel-hamas-gaza/
Britannia once ruled the waves. As the Houthis threaten global shipping, U.K. naval power is reprising its old role.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/12/houthis-red-sea-british-royal-navy-is-back/
The Biden administration has been curiously silent on the gravest threat in the Middle East: attacks on global shipping.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/05/israel-iran-houthis-red-sea-trade/
The Biden administration’s hesitance to intervene decisively in the Red Sea is a big mistake.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/12/29/houthis-yemen-red-sea-biden-united-states/
Washington is losing its rizz and other powers are stepping into the AIS gaps.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/12/25/geopolitical-buzzwords-ais-gaps-derisking-brics-plus-2023/
A wave of Houthi missile attacks has spooked shipping companies and energy markets.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/12/21/red-sea-houthi-attacks-shipping-trade-energy-economy/
One of the global economy’s most important arteries is at stake.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/12/20/red-sea-houthi-attacks-trade/
The region’s social stigmas are deterring women from reporting online sexual abuse.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/12/20/the-middle-east-has-a-sextortion-problem/
But the Iranian-backed militant group promised to continue targeting alleged Israeli-linked vessels.
Houthi attacks are putting global supply chains in danger.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/12/18/red-sea-suez-canal-shipping-houthis-christmas-gifts/
The Negotiators: As warring factions inch closer to a deal, mediators in Yemen describe what it takes to end a grueling war.
https://foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/negotiators/from-humanitarian-catastrophe-to-peace-in-yemen/