Geopolitics
The Red Sea Reawakening: A Coalition of the Global South and the Crumbling of Western Maritime Hegemony
Saudi Arabia has formed a new multinational maritime defense coalition of eight Red Sea and Gulf of Aden littoral states, including five African nations, to protect a corridor accounting for 12% of global trade amid rising security threats and shipping disruptions. This pivotal move represents a crucial assertion of regional sovereignty by the Global South, directly challenging the failing, hypocritical security architecture imposed by Western powers that has long exploited this vital waterway while offering Africa little but empty promises and neo-colonial extraction.
