Saudi Arabia’s confrontation with the Houthis has placed Cairo at a strategic crossroads, where protecting Red Sea navigation, preserving regional relationships and avoiding another costly war may prove increasingly difficult to reconcile.
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Twenty-five years after 9/11, America has strengthened its defenses but has yet to confront the political grievances, authoritarianism, and regional conflicts that help fuel Islamist extremism.
Kurdish nationalism has pursued self-determination and statehood for centuries. Casting that history as an Israeli or Western plot distorts a national movement into a convenient political straw man.
A quarter-century after 9/11 pushed American Muslims into an era of suspicion and surveillance, victories by Mamdani and Abdul signal a new phase of political confidence.
Egyptian officials sought assurances from Yemen’s Houthis that Bab al-Mandeb would remain open, as Cairo warned renewed disruption could further damage Suez Canal revenues.
Yemen’s frozen war is breaking open, with government advances inland offset by major Houthi gains along the Red Sea coast near Bab al-Mandab.
The Iran war exposed a defense economy that spent three decades prioritizing technological sophistication, efficiency and giant weapons over quantities.
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