A guide to reading how local conflicts interact with regional security, political order, institutions and economic networks.

Yemen's conflict increasingly combines a struggle for territorial authority with competition over Red Sea security. This assessment tests a central hypothesis: strategic geography gives armed actors the capacity to impose regional and international costs that exceed their ability to produce stable g

Sudan's war presents a strategic paradox. The Sudanese Armed Forces can recapture territory without necessarily restoring effective nationwide governance. The Rapid Support Forces can retain strongholds without turning a