Navigating Troubled Waters: The Houthi Campaign in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden

The webinar discusses the new IISS-Europe research paper Navigating Troubled Waters: The Houthis’ Campaign in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The paper examines the Houthis’ attacks, their strategy and the international military responses, as well as the impact of the crisis on the global economy and the littoral states of the Red Sea. In addition, it provides an overview of the development of Houthi military capabilities and the smuggling of weapons to Yemen in violation of the international arms embargo.