Far from traditional military bases, which serve to contain neighboring powers or deter external attacks, the UAE’s network of informal facilities extends across Africa and the Red Sea region.

Alongside the Sudanese war, Houthi and Hamas aerial attacks against Israel threaten to upend Saudi Arabia’s geostrategic goals along its western coast.

Since 2011, the Arab world has undergone massive upheavals—geopolitical shifts, climate shocks, mounting economic pressures, and authoritarian restructuring, to name a few. Dynamic responses from governments and citizens are laying the shape of the next decade.

The composition of the newly appointed Presidential Council emphasizes the role of informal leaders in Yemen’s institutions, thus pushing the country a step beyond hybridity.