No. 28 — THE NINE-DASH GAMBLESeventy-Nine Years of a Line on a Map Vs One Ruling It Refuses to Read
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GEOPOLITICS SUNDAY BRIEF No. 29
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GATEKEEPERS
How a Houthi–Horn Axis Could Redraw Red Sea Power
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Control of the islands and shores around the Bab el Mandeb could reshape security across the Red Sea. This edition examines the Houthi–Horn axis, its maritime consequences, and the choices facing regional states and shipping.
Three scenarios trace how the next twelve to twenty-four months could unfold, with implications for defence ministries, insurers, and the Red Sea littoral states.
RECENT EDITIONS
Newest firstNo. 28 — THE NINE-DASH GAMBLE
No. 27 — THE ESCALATION LADDERTen Levels of Strategic Coercion Before Conflict
No. 26 — ARCTIC GEOPOLITICSThe Ice Was the Defence. The Melt Opens the Front.
No. 25 — THE MECCA DEFENCE CLUBThree Men, One Handshake, No War Declared — The Quietest Defence Pact
No. 24 — MOON BASE RIVALRYAmerica and China Redraw the Lunar Map
No. 23 — THE BARRACKS Vs THE BEACHEighty-One Years of Anesthesia Vs One Wake-Up Call
EARLIER EDITIONS
Click an edition to openNo. 22 — STRAIT Vs BYPASSHow narrow waters hold the world economy hostage
No. 21 — AI WAR MACHINEHow artificial intelligence took over the kill chain
No. 20 — POWER OF NOISE Vs POWER OF SILENCETwo Grammars of Power
No. 19 — THE CRINK AXISChina · Russia · Iran · North Korea
No. 18 — DOME vs DRONEEurope Options?
No. 17 — THE TWO TRAPS OF EMPIREThucydides vs. Kindleberger
No. 16 — NATO OUT Vs EDC INWhen the Client Wakes Up.
No. 15 — EU WAR FRONT RETURN — 2029Why Europe Is Rearming Very Fast Now
No. 14 — NUKE OUT / NUKE INDisarmament’s broken promise
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