Red Sea: a hinge between West Asia and Horn of Africa

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The Red Sea region is becoming a strategic hotspot as conflicts and rivalries in West Asia and the Horn of Africa converge. Key issues include Houthi attacks linked to the Gaza conflict, Sudan's internal war affecting Gulf state dynamics, and Ethiopia's maritime ambitions, prompting major powers to intensify their military, diplomatic, and economic activities in this vital corridor.

Wars and rivalries across West Asia and the Horn of Africa are increasingly becoming interconnected; as the Gaza conflict spills into the Red Sea through Houthi attacks, Sudan’s war fuels competition among Gulf states and Ethiopia seeks greater maritime access, major powers are expanding their military, diplomatic and economic presence along this critical corridor linking two volatile regions