Maritime security in a contested Indian Ocean
Image: From Chokepoint Disruption to Integrated Maritime Intelligence and National Resilience There has been a significant shift in the maritime threat environment. The problem is[…]
Saudi Arabia Re-Enters Yemen Conflict as Ansar Allah Advance
Image: AFP via Getty Saudi Arabia has intensified air operations as the Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, expand along Yemen’s Red Sea coast and[…]
Ansarallah Gains Strengthen Houthi Position Around Bab al-Mandeb
The military balance around the strategically important Bab al-Mandeb Strait appears to be shifting following a rapid Ansarallah offensive along Yemen’s western coast. Over two[…]
M/V TIHAMAH — Bab el-Mandeb Missile Attack
Photo: source undetermined, various. Incident Date: 11 August 2026 The initial assessment of the M/V TIHAMAH (IMO 1031329) incident as a fire/blast casualty must now[…]
Conflict Analysis: The Red Sea Flashpoint
1. Strategic Calculus Behind the Dual StrikesThe simultaneous targeting of the Saudi Aramco Jazan refinery and the Yemeni Red Sea port of Mocha represents a[…]
Strategic Analysis: The Houthi Maritime Blockade and the Return of Somali Piracy Reshape Global Maritime Security
Since Ansar Allah, commonly known as the Houthis, announced a maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia, there has been a significant escalation in the security crisis[…]