Battle for the Red Sea: 3 Wars You've Never Heard Of

Hassan and Mike offer an insider perspective on the connected wars for control of the Bab El-Mandeb strait and access to the Red Sea.

Following Houthi attacks on Riyadh and America's reluctance to ensure Saudi Arabia's security, can Europe fill the defence vacuum in the Gulf?

If this is a cataclysmic moment for the Middle East's strategic geopolitics, what does that mean for China in its ascendancy?

With both hosts having lived in Yemen and Somaliland respectively, what do their experiences reveal about the fundamental dynamics driving conflict in the Horn of Africa and the Gulf?

Could there in fact be a case for optimism regarding the well-documented rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, manifesting in conflicts across the Horn of Africa?

00:00 Intro
03:44 Saudi Arabia's Annus Horibilis
07:04 America and Saudi's Alliance Breakdown
11:52 Can Europe Fill the Security Vacuum?
17:57 What About China?
23:21 True Nature of Saudi/UAE Competition
27:05 The Fall of Yemen to Drug Addiction
33:40 Conflicts Across the Horn of Africa
37:41 Living in Somaliland
40:01 The Geopolitics of Khat
43:32 Ethiopia's Push for Domination
48:58 Who Can Resolve These Conflicts?
52:08 Is Economic Development the Answer?
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