Red Sea Embargo Turned Bab el-Mandeb Into World’s Most Dangerous Maritime Chokepoint
Saudi oil under pressure, global trade at risk, and the strategic consequences of Yemen’s expanding maritime campaign For decades, global energy security revolved around a single maritime chokepoint: the Strait of Hormuz. Today, however, another narrow stretch of water—Bab el-Mandeb—has emerged as an equally consequential strategic flashpoint. The recent decision by Yemen’s Ansarullah (Houthis) to […]
‘COCKROACHES’ HAVE WON: WHAT NEXT?
Photo:Umakant Lakhera No discussion on issues of geopolitics. The sentiment this weekend has got to be about what has happened in India, its capital and scores of cities. For many years, I have reported public protests, even participated in those about media freedom. I have had my share of sweating it out in the open, being […]
