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JD Vance
QiOSK

Vance claims US 'on top' of Red Sea crisis. Houthis say otherwise.

Vice President says Washington is in 'direct conversations' with Yemeni group as it solidifies gains.

thiopian Chief of the General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF), Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, salutes as he attends a public rally dubbed "Ethiopia Can", marking the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Africa

How the Egypt-Ethiopia feud could upend Trump's plans in Africa

The US has no plan for dealing with the complex rivalries that threaten its strategy in the region

Puntland security forces
Africa

US military marching into Puntland as Red Sea tensions escalate

The agreement reportedly bypassed Somalia's central government, raising questions about the country's already fraying federal system.

Trump oil fields
Global Crises

Trump is playing chicken with America's oil reserves

The US risks depleting its emergency petroleum supplies even as it escalates with Iran

Gunboat or showboat: Can the Navy truly sustain a long war with Iran?
Middle East

Gunboat or showboat: Can the Navy truly sustain a long war with Iran?

Trump has reimposed a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, but to do so, the US will have to concentrate all its deployable ships in one place

Sniffing out Red Sea access, US in line to be Eritrea's latest suitor
Africa

Sniffing out Red Sea access, US in line to be Eritrea's latest suitor

With Strait of Hormuz closed, the US is reportedly seeking normalization with coastline state in the Horn of Africa. But it would be courting rivals, too.