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The Ideology Machine is an initiative that explores propaganda, ideological warfare, and authoritarian narratives in the Middle East, with a focus on political anthropology, ethics, and the intellectual traditions that interrogate power and obedience.
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The Houthis Have Found America's Weak Spot (opens the original)
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This month, the U.S.-Iran war spilled into a new arena, and Yemen, along with Saudi Arabia, will carry the scars for years. The Iran-backed Houthis now hold most of the Yemeni coast along the Bab al-Mandab, a strait they had only been able to harass before. At the same time, Houthi ballistic and cruise missiles have hammered Saudi Arabia—<a href="https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260919-smoke-flames-seen-near-riyadh-airport-major-flight-disruptions-reported"
Why the Houthi Capture of Mocha Matters Far Beyond Yemen (opens the original)
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This is an excerpt of an article that I published in The Stimson Center, Middle East Program. The full article can be found here. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" h
Beyond Hormuz: The Sanaa Airport Strike and the Architecture of Iranian Proxy Power (opens the original)
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This is an excerpt from my latest article published earlier today by the Stimson Center. Link to the full post below.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1846" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kdAn!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:
The Red Sea is Exposed (opens the original)
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Monday’s strike on Sana’a airport was aimed at an aircraft. A Mahan Air jet, sanctioned by the United States for ferrying weapons and personnel for the Quds Force, carrying the Houthi delegation home from Khamenei’s funeral. The plane diverted to Hodeidah, in Houthi hands, and we got to watch them chanting death to America in the cabin, celebrating the reroute and the safe landing.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$
Axis Week in Brief (opens the original)
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