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A Fresh Look at the Houthi Threat to Maritime Shipping

In 2024, Allison Minor wrote, “Solving the Houthi Threat to Freedom of Navigation,” where she argued the international response to Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea has so far been inadequate and proposed a U.N.-led solution. Two years later, with global attention once again focused on maritime shipping activity, we asked Allison to review her arguments. Image: Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan Word via DVIDSWhen you wrote about the Houthi threat in 2024, the activities in the Red Sea commanded high global attention. Two years on, that attention has largely shifted to the Strait of Hormuz. What has been The post A Fresh Look at the Houthi Threat to Maritime Shipping appeared first on War on the Rocks .

08 Jul 2026, 17:30 UTCSource: War on the RocksOriginal source

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