نوع مقاله : مقاله علمی- پژوهشی مستقل
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عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
Although the principle has always been that the strong actor wins the battle field, sometimes the weak actor has been the winner of the battle field by taking advantage of some advantages; Like the Houthis in Yemen. They have been fighting with the coalition forces led by Saudi Arabia in the domestic arena for years.. During the Gaza crisis, they have tried to play a role in regional issues by taking advantage of Yemen's proximity to the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab strait and to improve their position at this level as well. During Israel's attack on Hamas, the Houthis tried to force Israel to end its attacks by leveraging geopolitical threats. According to these issues, the question that arises is how they took advantage of the dominant geographical position to achieve their goals. In response to this hypothesis, it is proposed that the Houthis, by taking advantage of the geopolitical advantage of maritime dominance and disrupting the process of control and governance of the great powers over the maritime communication lines, threatened their commercial, energy and maritime security and caused their vulnerability. The findings of the research showed that the Houthis, by attacking commercial ships and oil tankers passing through the Bab al-Mandab strait and disrupting the supply and fuel chain, caused the vulnerability of international maritime, economic and energy security and put Israel's western allies in a dilemma, which can be a factor to exert pressure to end Israel's actions.
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