Ethiopia-Eritrea Conflict Could Open a Second Red Sea Front

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Renewed Ethiopia-Eritrea hostilities could create a second security threat to Red Sea shipping, especially if fighting approaches Eritrea's port of Assab. Military activity near the corridor could raise war-risk costs and compound existing Houthi threats near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, even without direct attacks on merchant vessels.

Abstract Renewed hostilities between Ethiopia and Eritrea have the potential to threaten Red Sea shipping, even in the absence of direct attacks on merchant vessels. Should the conflict extend toward Eritrea’s port of Assab, military activity near this critical maritime corridor could increase war-risk costs and exacerbate the existing Houthi threat to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The United States should … Read more The post Ethiopia-Eritrea Conflict Could Open a Second Red Sea Front appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University.