A Red Sea hall of mirrors: US and Houthi statements vs. actions
26 June 2025
6 May 2025 – The Oval Office is packed, cameras flashing as United States President Donald Trump fields questions beside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Mid-sentence, Trump drops the news:…
Read MoreYemen — Expert Comment: US airstrikes test limits of Houthi restraint in the Red Sea
24 June 2025
In a major escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict, the United States conducted a series of airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend. This follows Israel’s preemptive strikes on Iran…
Read MoreExpert comment: US airstrikes on Yemen signal shift in strategy against the Houthis
18 March 2025
US forces launched large-scale and deadly strikes on Houthi targets across seven Yemeni governorates this weekend, marking the first military action against the group since President Donald Trump took office…
Read MoreA barometer of Houthi repression: Governance and infighting in Ibb governorate
4 March 2025
Read in Arabic EnglishعربيEnglishDownload PDF Away from the high waters of the Red Sea, where they waged hundreds of attacks on commercial shipping, inside Yemen, the Houthis are grappling with…
Read MoreThe Houthis’ Militarization Machine | ISPI
17 December 2024
The group’s strategic shift: mobilizing for Palestine and expanding regional influence. This piece was originally published in ISPI. Ten years after capturing Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, the Houthis—also known as Ansar…
Read MoreConflict Watchlist 2025: Middle East
12 December 2024
The strategic balance of power in the region now favors Israel, as two of Iran’s key security pillars — regional influence through Axis of Resistance non-state actors and missile and drone capabilities — appear strained.
Read MoreYemen: Mid-year metrics 2024
12 August 2024
In June 2024 abductions and forced disappearances by the Houthis reached their highest levels since 2015. This ACLED infographic provides a snapshot from the first six months of the year of political violence in Yemen using insights from ACLED’s Conflict Exposure Calculator, Conflict Alert System (CAST), and Conflict Index.
Read MoreSix Houthi drone warfare strategies: How innovation is shifting the regional balance of power
6 August 2024
The Houthis, although relatively new to drone technology, have been at the forefront of drone warfare. This report outlines six key strategies employed by the group in Yemen and beyond its boundaries.
Read MoreQ&A: Gaza’s global aftershocks
11 July 2024
The reverberations of the war in Gaza since the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel go well beyond the Gaza Strip. This Q&A looks at the local, regional, and international…
Read MoreYemen Situation Update: April 2024
6 May 2024
Yemen Conflict Observatory Monthly Report Yemen Situation Update: April 2024 YCO Home Actor Profiles Regional Profiles Reports Interactive Maps Yemen Conflict Overview Red Sea Attacks Rocket and Drone Attacks EnglishEnglish…
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