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Houthi Red Sea Attacks and the Impact on the Global Order

AT SEA – MARCH 7: (EDITOR’S NOTE: Best quality available) This handout photo provided by Yemeni Al-Joumhouria TV, shows the British-registered cargo ship ‘Rubymar’ sinking after it was targeted by Yemen’s Houthi forces in international waters in the Red Sea, on March 7, 2024, in the Red Sea. (Photo by Al-Joumhouriah channel via Getty Images)
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Posted: March 28th, 2024

By The Cipher Brief

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – For months, Yemen’s Houthis have been launching repeated missile and drone attacks againstcommercial and military ships in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. To date, U.S. and international efforts to bring an end to the attacks have proven unsuccessful. 

Last Saturday, CENTCOM reported that the group launched five ballistic missiles at the Chinese-owned oil tanker Huang Pu, despite Houthi promises not to attack Chinese and Russian ships.  The barrage of missiles and drone attacks have caused massive disruption to the global shipping industry.  So, is there a way to stop the Houthis?

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