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Strengthening US-Saudi Cooperation in 2024: Significant Shifts in the Military Sphere

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PII
S2686673025020038-1
DOI
10.31857/S2686673025020038
Publication type
Article
Status
Published
Authors
Andrei Derbenev
  • Occupation: Candidate of Sciences (History), Research Fellow, Department of Foreign Policy Studies
  • Affiliation: Georgy Arbatov Institute for the U.S. and Canada Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences (ISKRAN)
Volume/ Edition
Volume / Issue number 2
Pages
40-49
Abstract
The article analyzes the Yemeni direction of US policy in 2024, as well as the dynamics of Washington's interaction with Riyadh. It is noted that in July 2024, the United States reinstated the Houthis on its list of terrorists. The author explains the US concern about Russia's capabilities to arm the Houthis with modern anti-ship missiles in response to Ukraine's use of American weapons. The Houthis, according to Washington, are turning into one of the most formidable groups in the Middle East, much more ambitious than Hezbollah or the Iraqi militias. The article concludes that the US-led strikes on Yemen have so far failed to deter the Houthis or significantly weaken their military potential. The confrontation with the United States has turned the Red Sea into a new global hotspot. The reasons and possible consequences of Joe Biden's decision to lift the ban on the supply of American offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia on August 13, 2024 are analyzed. It seems that one of the main reasons for this decision is to reward Riyadh for its support of US efforts in regional security issues, namely Saudi Arabia's willingness to engage in long-term normalization of relations with Israel.
Keywords
США Саудовская Аравия Россия Совет Безопасности ООН хуситы
Date of publication
08.11.2025
Year of publication
2025
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44

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