A deadly airport strike reveals how armed groups can block peace deals even without winning wars, leaving regional stability fragile.
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Southern Yemen’s separatist movement survived Saudi-backed dissolution, exposing Riyadh’s inability to convert military gains into lasting political control.
The Iran war revealed the failures of U.S. overreach,but it also underscored why abandoning the Middle East could create deeper security and economic challenges
China is buying its way into the Middle East with cheap networks, cameras, and capital, while Washington keeps the guns and Gulf states play both sides.
Riyadh’s counteroffensive regains ground, but Houthi missiles and Iranian support show why military force alone cannot end the war.
The Mecca Pact moves from paper to operational test as Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia confront Houthi attacks.
Pakistan backs the Mecca Pact diplomatically but avoids the Houthi war, constrained by insurgencies, IMF bailouts, and its role as Iran mediator.
American interceptors and early warning, not new pacts, decide Gulf security, and scarcity gives Washington powerful but risky influence.
Israel’s Gaza Security Architecture shifted forces to the Yellow Line, but the coming year will test whether forward defense becomes permanent.
Gulf interventions in Sudan and the Horn are now collapsing the Red Sea divide, raising dangerous wider war risks.