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Ansar Allah’s advance to Bab el Mandeb has placed Yemen once again at the centre of a struggle over global trade, regional power and foreign intervention. The road to the Red Sea runs through British colonial rule, Saudi influence, failed unification, a devastating war and the Iranian support that transformed the Houthis into a regional military force.
China
From robotic wolves and intelligent tanks to drone carriers and electromagnetic catapults, China is building a connected military designed to operate across every domain.
A new generation of medicines is moving from the laboratory into human trials. Scientists are designing proteins, searching vast molecular landscapes and building virtual…
Europe
Europe’s 2026 drought is spreading through the continent’s physical economy. From nuclear shutdowns on the Danube to restricted shipping on the Rhine and declining harvests in England, the crisis is exposing how electricity, industry,…
From Yemen and Iraq to Lebanon, Syria and Palestine, the war with Iran is reactivating older conflicts with grievances and political agendas of their…
Economics
For centuries, Western influence rested on more than military and economic strength. It also rested on the authority to define legitimacy, progress and the rules of international order. That intellectual monopoly is now being…