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Questions & Answers: Red Sea Escalation, Houthi Ambitions, and the Threat to Saudi Arabia (opens the original)
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The sectarian conflict between the Zaydi Shia and the Sunnis in Yemen is more than 1,000 years old. It is exaggerated by the even older conflict between the even older dispute between the Western Highland tribes and the poorer others. Now, the conflict has reached a new peak.<sou
A Very Brief Explanation: Houthis Seize the Strategic Port City of Mocha - A Culminating Point? (opens the original)
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Two days ago, the large Khalid ibn al-Walid military camp, located about 40 kilometers east of Mokha and protecting the turnoff for Hays and Hodeida on the road from Mokha to Taiz, fell into the hands of the Houthis. Subsequently, government forces began a disorganized retreat. In the early hours today, the Houthis took the strategically important port city of Mokha without much fighting. They then took the city of Hays. Hundreds of soldiers were taken prisoner and a large quantity of military e
A Very Brief Explanation: The Greek - Israeli Air Defense Procurement Deal (opens the original)
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On August 31, 2026, Greece signed a EUR 3.1 billion (USD 3.6 billion) defense procurement agreement with Israel in Tel Aviv. The deal that will provide the Hellenic Armed Forces with their first fully integrated, multilayered air defense network. It is expected that the Greek participation in the production and installation of the systems is expected to account for about 25% of the project. As subcontractors to the Israeli defense firms involved, Greek companies wil
A Very Brief Explanation: Why Israel Bombed an Empty Airbase (opens the original)
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In the early hours of August 18, 2026, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) attacked the Abu Al Duhur military airbase in Syria’s eastern Idlib province eight times, primarily cratering the airbase’s main runways and taxiways, as well as damaging refurbishing hangars and storage facilities. There were no casualties. The airbase has been pretty much out of service since 2014. The runway and most of the facilities were non-operational.So, why did Israel attack an essentially empty airbase and bomb a heavil
A very brief explanation: The "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement“ - Just ink on the paper? (opens the original)
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The “Mecca Joint Defence Agreement” is a mutual defense pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey signed on August 7, 2026, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Its defense clause is technically equivalent to NATO’s Article 5 on mutual assistance. According to the official statement, “The agreement is intended to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression, and stipulates that any armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all. It fur
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