The Ideology Machine

Yemen's Tribes Didn't Ask for Houthis' War

Houthis are attempting to manufacture an image of tribal consensus in Yemen and project an image of power and legitimacy.

Nov 22 • 

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October 2025

Fighting the Wrong War Against the Houthis

What the delayed announcement of Houthi commander Mohammed al-Ghamari’s death tells us about the militia’s control over information and meaning.

Oct 18 • 

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August 2025

What Dies and What Doesn’t in Yemen

Israel’s strike on Sana’a killed the Houthis’ prime minister and a dozen ministers. What it didn’t kill is the system of fear, illusion, and Iranian…

Aug 31 • 

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Interview: The Iran-backed Houthis Are Escalating With Impunity, and Yemenis Are Forced to Live with Consequences.

Inside Yemen, obedience is demanded; outside, defiance is staged. Houthis are not governing Yemen but they are roping it into a wider conflict.

Aug 25 • 

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From Captagon to Gaza in 24 Hours

The U.S. Embassy Posted a Cartoon about Houthis’ Trafficking in Drugs. The Houthis Made It About Gaza.

Aug 19 • 

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Why the Houthis Care About Hezbollah's Disarmament: The Logic of Transnational Resistance

A case study in how the Axis of Resistance turns local disputes into unbreakable truths.

Aug 12 • 

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Manufacturing Obedience in the Name of Gaza: The Reality Behind the Mass Rallies in Houthi areas

How the Houthis turned Gaza solidarity into a compulsory roll-call of loyalty in Yemen.

Aug 6 • 

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July 2025

Tucker, Iran, and the Polishing of Power

Giving tyrants a microphone isn’t brave or balanced. It’s how we end up normalizing the very things we claim to condemn.

Jul 6 • 

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May 2025

The Campaign to Mainstream the Houthis

A surprise ceasefire with the U.S. comes amidst narrative laundering by Western political figures. [Published in Foreign Policy]

May 24 • 

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The Ideology That Slipped In

How the unthinkable becomes inevitable

May 11 • 

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Inside the Militia Machine that Turns Children into Combatants

The Houthis didn’t just recruit children. They built a world where childhood itself was redefined as expendable.

May 7 • 

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