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Proxy Wars Threaten Energy Security in the Indo-Pacific Amid Regional Turmoil in The Middle East

Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAustralia, Bab el-Mandeb, Diversification, Energy Security, global shipping disruption, Gulf of Aden, Hormuz, houthis, Indo-Pacific, Iran, Iran-backed Houthis, Japan, maritime chokepoints, maritime security, Middle East, non-state actors, One moment, red sea, Somali piracy, South Korea, Strait of Hormuz, supply chain disruptions, Thailand

Proxy Wars Threaten Energy Security in the Indo-Pacific Amid Regional Turmoil in The Middle East

Shad Sherko0 Comments

Published: June 30, 2026 Persistent geopolitical instability surrounding the Strait of Hormuz has renewed the debate about Indo-Pacific energy security and the need to diversify supply sources. However, diversification alone may not eliminate strategic vulnerability, even…

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The North Sea Route as an Alternative to the Hormuz-Red Sea Conundrum

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Strategic AdversariesArctic Exception, Arctic ice, Arctic infrastructure, Asia, Bab al-Mandab, Bering Strait, China, drone attacks, EEZ, energy needs, energy resilience, Energy Security, energy transition, equity participation, Europe, Exclusive Economic Zones, fertilizer prices, food security, geopolitical pressure, global energy security, Gulf of Aden, Harbin agreement, Hormuz, houthis, icebreakers, IMEC, India, India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, international law, island base, liquified natural gas, LNG, Malacca Strait, marine pollution, maritime routes, Middle East crisis, military access, North Sea Route, NSR, oil and gas, oil imports, Oman, Oman ports, Philippines, political instability, Putin, red sea, round-the-year operations, Russia, Sanaa, ship-building, shipping, shipping capacity, Singapore, South Korea, Strait of Hormuz, strategic trade, Suez Canal, Tehran, Thailand, trade corridor, U.S., UNCLOS, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Vietnam, Xi Jinping, Yamal project

The North Sea Route as an Alternative to the Hormuz-Red Sea Conundrum

R.N. Prasher0 Comments

Published: June 11, 2026 The Strait of Hormuz crisis and the continuing crisis in the Bab al-Mandab Strait have shown that narrow maritime passages can and will be used as political weapons in future conflicts. The state…

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Why the Houthi Threat Persists

Archive, Bonus Reads, Emerging Threats, Strategic Adversariesasymmetric warfare, China, counterintelligence, covert operations, cruise missiles, defense and security. , drones, economic impact, geography, global trade routes, Gulf of Aden, Houthi threat, human intelligence, hybrid strategies, intelligence dynamics, Iran, land operations, maritime corridors, maritime security, mini-lateral coalitions, multilateral limitations, naval power, proxy conflict, psychological impact, red sea, regional partnerships, Russia, sea mines, sovereignty concerns, transnational intelligence, Yemen

Why the Houthi Threat Persists

Mohamed ELDoh0 Comments

Despite months of high-profile naval deployments by the United States and its European allies, Yemen’s Houthi movement launched disruptive attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf…

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The Middle East Needs an Anti-Iran Alliance

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Strategic AdversariesArab NATO, attack drones, drones, Egypt, Foreign Policy, GCC, Gulf Cooperation Council, Gulf of Aden, Hezbollah, Houthi, Iran, Jordan, MESA, Middle East, middle East Security Alliance, NJATO, red sea, Saudi Arabia, Shiite, Syria, UAE, Yemen

The Middle East Needs an Anti-Iran Alliance

Mohamed El Doh0 Comments

In the Middle East, the necessity for an anti-Iran alliance is apparent. Iran’s aggressive foreign policy, support for terrorism, and pursuit of nuclear capabilities continue to pose a significant threat…

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