Donald Trump pours petrol on the fire as warming surges
A new UN report reveals U.S. emissions surged most in the G20 under Donald Trump, proving that political delay and fossil greed doom our planetary future.
By Sophie Naimi ·
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Tehran mines the Strait of Hormuz while Washington offers theater
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 ·
Houthis hit Saudi Aramco as Washington contemplates Mideast war
As Houthi missiles strike Riyadh and Dhahran, President Trump weighs intervention while energy shocks and shipping disruptions buffet global markets.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Saudi Arabia failed King Khalid airport by choosing optics over alarms
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 ·
Trump will strike Yemen as Riyadh airport attacks trap Washington
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 ·
Riyadh airport strikes pull Washington toward retaliation
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 ·
Trump risks a costly second front by answering Riyadh's plea
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 ·
Houthi missiles at Riyadh airport trap the kingdom in escalation
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 ·
Riyadh airport strikes expose the high cost of Trump's pause
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 ·
Houthi strikes on Riyadh expose limits of Saudi air defense
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 ·
Houthi airport strikes expose the flaws in Saudi Arabia's new alliance
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 ·
Saudi forces retake Mocha to secure the southern gate
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces expelled Iran-backed Houthis from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, proving that regional chokepoints are won on capabilities and lost on illusions.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Saudi push in Yemen meets Houthi missiles and U.S. doubt
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 ·
Trump's refusal to strike Houthis risks a Saudi failure
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 ·
Flydubai cockpit stabbing exposes a critical security gap
A violent cockpit altercation on a flight to Tel Aviv forced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, proving that Flydubai failed to vet its crew.
By Daniel Okafor ·
Houthis choke the Red Sea as Taiz burns in an old proxy war
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 ·