The rivalries of the Gulf are increasingly projected in the Horn of Africa and, in the opposite direction, African conflicts have an impact on the power dynamics of the Middle East.
The embers of war ignited in the Middle East have spread to the Horn of Africa, expanding the front line from Sudan to Somalia. While the war between the U.S. and Iran has entered a lull, clashes on the second front—between Saudi Arabia and the pro-Iranian Houthi militants in Yemen—continue unabated. Amidst this situation, a powder keg facing Yemen across the Red Sea...