Geopolitics
Securing the Spigot: Saudi Arabia's Desperate Gambit in Yemen and the Geopolitics of Energy Insecurity
The Yemeni government's new offensive, backed by Saudi airpower, aims to retake the Bab al-Mandab Strait, revealing that Saudi Arabia's energy security now critically depends on this Red Sea bypass after the Iran war choked the Strait of Hormuz. This desperate scramble exposes the profound vulnerabilities and strategic bankruptcy of a Saudi state that has aligned with Western imperialist agendas, sacrificing Yemeni lives and regional stability to protect its own oil-dependent throne while the West watches and profits.
