Riyadh's decision to silence air raid alerts and ignore radar gaps allowed Houthi missiles to kill 13 people, proving that prestige is a poor substitute for defense.
By Tom Beckwith ·
After Houthi strikes on Riyadh killed an American, Washington prepares limited retaliatory air strikes, showing how easily regional proxy wars draw the United States into direct military action.
By Tom Beckwith ·
As Donald Trump weighs joining retaliatory strikes after the Riyadh airport attack, Washington must avoid underwriting an escalatory Saudi campaign that would trap depleted American forces in a war without an exit strategy.
By Tom Beckwith ·