Rad Sea Graveyard of Empires
The Rise of the Houthis The rise of the Houthis in the midst of Yemen's chaos is directly comparable to how Hezbollah and Iraqi Shia militias rose to power. At present, the Saudis are engaged in a high-stakes gamble in Yemen that carries immense global significance. The Houthis have launched attacks against the Saudis, prompting the mobilization of a coalition in response. Saudi success heavily depends on leveraging help from a wide array of allies and potential allies united by a common enemy, including Israel, Pakistan, Turkey, the USA, the Emirates, and Eritrea, alongside European nations and others capable of providing military-technical expertise and technology, as well as Ukraine, whose current expertise is considered world-class. Ideology and Leadership Islamization sits at the core of the Houthi rise, and the October 7, 2023, attack by Gazans against Jews enabled the Houthis to mobilize the population and recruit a vast number of new supporters. Against an already backward ...