The local maneuvers on the battlefield are part of a broader rebalancing of regional power, threat perception, and alliance structures within the Middle East. The erosion of state authority has reached a point where the central question is no longer which faction will prevail. For Gulf capitals, the strategic question has shifted from managing diffuse ideological threats to confronting a destabilizing regional power unconstrained by international norms. Yemen thus illustrates the defining characteristics of an emerging regional order. A renewed, if fragile, search for stability through centralized state authority is re-entering the regional agenda.

Source: Libya Today December 31, 2025 15:20 UTC