The State Department ordered diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia after Houthi strikes, exposing Washington's lack of faith in Riyadh's security and its own appetite for escalation.
By Tom Beckwith ·
As Tehran shuts the Strait of Hormuz with naval mines, Washington relies on distant threats rather than escorts, leaving allies to pay for an empty posture.
By Tom Beckwith ·
As Houthi missiles strike Riyadh and Dhahran, President Trump weighs intervention while energy shocks and shipping disruptions buffet global markets.
By Tom Beckwith ·
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 national, relentless Saudi pressure will push President Trump to authorize targeted airstrikes in Yemen ahead of midterm elections.
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 ·
Strikes on King Khalid International Airport expose Saudi air defense failures, inviting hurried U.S. intervention and proving that distant sieges cannot shield the interior.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Donald Trump claims he stopped Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, but strikes on Riyadh and burning ships reveal a strategy mortgaged to Moscow.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Deadly Houthi missile strikes on Riyadh expose how Washington's pre-election military pause leaves Saudi Arabia vulnerable while doing nothing to deter Iran's asymmetric proxy network.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Deadly attacks on Riyadh's airport reveal the brittle reality of the Saudi-Houthi war, proving that external security pacts cannot substitute for local deterrence.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Deadly Houthi strikes on Saudi airports test the new Mecca Alliance, proving that external defense pacts cannot substitute for a political settlement in Yemen.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Yemeni forces driving armored cars over surrendered rebels near a vital Red Sea chokepoint reveal the brutal logic of a proxy war where allies fight for leverage.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Yemeni and Saudi forces launch a ground counteroffensive to reclaim the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, drawing Houthi missile retaliation and exposing deep U.S. military hesitations.
By Tom Beckwith ·
President Trump is providing intelligence but withholding airstrikes as Saudi Arabia launches a massive offensive to retake Bab al-Mandeb, a gamble that risks regional instability.
By Tom Beckwith ·
As Houthi forces seize Mokha and shatter a fragile ceasefire, Taiz exposes how foreign patrons turn local battles into permanent levers over global shipping.
By Tom Beckwith ·