Along the ancient trade routes of the Red Sea and Persian Gulf, a conflict long burning at the margins of global attention has moved to the center of the world's economic nervous system. Houthi forces, emboldened by years of fragmented opposition and regional proxy dynamics, have struck at the heart of Saudi Arabia while simultaneously threatening the two straits through which a significant share of the world's oil must pass. Behind the sirens and the rising crude prices lies a humanitarian catastrophe already displacing 100,000 Yemenis — a reminder that the most consequential crises are rarel
Houthis escalate Red Sea strikes as humanitarian crisis deepens in Yemen
Approximately 100,000 Yemenis displaced amid renewed fighting between Houthi forces and Saudi-backed coalitions.