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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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