Yousef Al-Dayni

This is a simple and revealing truth that requires neither proof nor elaboration: the steadfast city of Taiz has exposed the reality of the Houthi terrorist militia, which cynically exploits the Palestinian tragedy while subjecting Yemenis to killing and starvation. Those who deny their fellow…

The Houthi crisis and the threat to navigation through the Bab al-Mandab, alongside turmoil in the Strait of Hormuz and escalating protests in France, Italy, and other European countries, reveal a dysfunction that extends beyond the regional boundaries of each individual crisis. What we are…

The targeting of Saudi airports and civilian facilities, with dead and wounded among travelers as pilgrims and civilians passed through the terminals, does not represent merely a new round in the escalation led by the terrorist Houthi militia. It is another chapter in the madness of a renegade…

On every occasion in which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia participates and at every international forum, it seeks to remind the international community of its responsibilities toward what is happening in Palestine. Anyone who reviews its statements and observes the evolution of its language, from…

Twenty-five years after the September 11, 2001 attacks, and after following much of what has been published about the terrorism dilemma, one cannot say that the world has failed to learn a great deal about counterterrorism. On the contrary, the world has learned a great deal. Intelligence…

Four days from now mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. I remember the sheer scale of shock that struck everyone at the time, and how reactions subsequently unfolded, each according to their own perspective, ranging from conspiracy theories to the usual narratives. The event was…

In the volatile Middle East, a region drained by wars, restraint is frequently misunderstood as an ineffective strategy, while reckless ventures and gambles that produce decades of chaos are often marketed as success. However, an analysis of reality and outcomes reveals the opposite; igniting the…

Perhaps the most significant reading of the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan is that it is not a mere reaction to current events. This contrasts with many reductive analyses that attempt to confine the agreement within the context of the war with Iran or…

The Makkah Joint Defense Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan marks an important development in the structure of regional security- not only for the three countries' military capabilities, but for their political and economic weight, their geographic positions, and their reach…

Ambiguity has always been a tool of war - a way to deceive an adversary, conceal intentions, or give a commander more room to maneuver. This Iranian-American war is different. Ambiguity is not one of its symptoms; it is the substance of which the war is made. From the outset, the most basic…