Video Duration 28 minutes 15 seconds play-arrow28:15Read moreAlready war-torn and under blockade for more than a decade, Yemen risks descending into another civil war.
The Houthis have tightened their grip on islands in the Red Sea, giving them control over a vital global shipping route.
The fighting has unravelled a shaky ceasefire that had largely held since 2022. It comes as the Iran war has disrupted maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
Guests: Mohammed Al Basha – Yemeni security and intelligence analyst and founder of Basha Report, a political risk advisory
Nawaf Obaid – Senior research fellow at King’s College London and a former adviser to the Saudi government
Colin Clarke – Executive Director of The Soufan Center, a global intelligence and security consultancy
