In a decade, Yemen’s Houthis have transformed from low-tech insurgent group to regional power that can fire missiles up to 2,600km.
Our new report shines a light on the inner workings of the Houthis’ startling expansion. By @peterjsalisbury.bsky.social @veenaa.bsky.social + Henry Thompson
No one has been able to constrain the Houthis. Why?
Using OSINT research, our report reveals how the Houthis built an astonishing arsenal in secret using a complex web of global supply chains.
By @peterjsalisbury.bsky.social @veenaa.bsky.social and Henry Thompson & w support from @XCEPT_Research
And we'll warn that the Houthis represent a model for other nonstate armed groups that hope to access military capabilities that were once the preserve of rich, powerful states.
Research made possible by support from @xcept
We'll explain how policy has struggled to keep up with the Houthis' evolution from recipient of smuggled arms to operating their own procurement networks and manufacturing.
TOMORROW 10 Feb @ 10ET, tune in for the launch of our new Century International report, "From Smugglers to Supply Chains".
We'll break down the smuggling routes, supply chains and knowledge transfer networks backstopping the Houthis' growing military-industrial complex.
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How do the Houthis get their weapons?
Join us Tuesday 10 February at 10 am to hear what what
@peterjsalisbury.bsky.social & team learned about the astonishing sprint from dhows to drones in Yemen — and beyond.
Thanassis Cambanis and Peter Salisbury on what the Signal chat says about U.S. Yemen policy and how Trump deploys U.S. diplomatic and military power for quick wins and profit, absent any strategy.
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New commentary on what Signalgate and the latest Yemen raids reveal about a security policy that’s for sale.
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NEW REPORT | Calming the Red Sea’s Turbulent Waters
Fresh exchanges of fire between Yemen’s Houthis, on one side, and the U.S. and Israel, on the other, have put Red Sea security back in the spotlight. Big challenges lie ahead in stopping this cycle.
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💥 Brand new!
A detailed look at Syria's crisis by Sam Heller and me, including the Homs situation, Turkey's role, Tahrir al-Sham's politics and funding, Russian-Iranian plans, sectarian tensions, Assad's control over aid flows, chemical weapons, and much more.
Read it here: tcf.org/content/comm...
🎧 I was on Warcast earlier today to talk about Syria and where things may be headed next.
Listen here: warontherocks.com/episode/warc...
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