Control of Yemen Emerges as a Strategic Regional Power Question
The conflict in Yemen is increasingly seen not as a purely domestic issue but as a broader regional power contest. Analysts say that control over the country now carries significant strategic weight for the wider Middle East.
Influence in Yemen partly translates into leverage over the Red Sea and key maritime routes, as well as the ability to shape — or withhold — security assurances within the region. Against this backdrop, tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are intensifying, with both actors finding themselves on opposing sides of Yemen-related developments.
Observers note that the war has always had a regional dimension, and the current phase has brought competing strategic ambitions into sharper focus. The situation is also intertwined with wider geopolitical dynamics across the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa, reinforcing Yemen’s role as a pivotal arena in the regional struggle for influence.
