“The success of the Houthis, who have paralyzed about 12 percent of international trade, distracting the West, suits the Russian side just fine. Moscow is not prepared to risk its remaining allies for the sake of international stability.”
“The STC’s recent takeover of Hadhramawt and Mahra… exposes new fault lines in Saudi-Emirati relations, crosses the red lines of Yemen’s neighbors, and threatens to shatter the Presidential Leadership Council… a qualitative shift far from representing a decisive endgame.”