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Aug 2, 2024 | 
almendron.com | Alexandra Stark
The Iranian-backed Houthis are proving to be a stubborn problem for the United States and its allies. Ever since Hamas’s October 7 massacre and Israel’s subsequent offensive in the Gaza Strip, the Houthis, a Shiite rebel group that controls a substantial portion of Yemen after a nearly decade-long civil war, have lashed out at Israel and tried to use their perch on the Red Sea to disrupt business as usual.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
foreignaffairs.com | Alexandra Stark
The Iranian-backed Houthis are proving to be a stubborn problem for the United States and its allies. Ever since Hamas’s October 7 massacre and Israel’s subsequent offensive in the Gaza Strip, the Houthis, a Shiite rebel group that controls a substantial portion of Yemen after a nearly decade-long civil war, have lashed out at Israel and tried to use their perch on the Red Sea to disrupt business as usual.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
rand.org | Alexandra Stark
The Iranian-backed Houthis are proving to be a stubborn problem for the United States and its allies. Ever since Hamas's October 7 massacre and Israel's subsequent offensive in the Gaza Strip, the Houthis, a Shiite rebel group that controls a substantial portion of Yemen after a nearly decade-long civil war, have lashed out at Israel and tried to use their perch on the Red Sea to disrupt business as usual.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
myemail-api.constantcontact.com | Farnaz Fassihi |Haley Britzky |Ravi Agrawal |Alexandra Stark
Korea has not been the only battleground since the end of the Second World War. Men have fought and died in Malaya, in Greece, in the Philippines, in Algeria and Cuba and Cyprus, and almost continuously on the Indo-Chinese Peninsula. No nuclear weapons have been fired. No massive nuclear retaliation has been considered appropriate.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
rand.org | Alexandra Stark
Since November 2023, Yemen's Houthis have launched dozens of attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea. So far, they have managed to hijack one ship, sink another, and damage several more. But the Houthi attacks have had even further-ranging effects on global trade: Up to 40 percent of traffic has been rerouted around Africa, adding significant time and cost to the journey.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
audiobooks.com | Alexandra Stark
A close look at failed US policies in the Middle East, offering a fresh perspective on how best to reorient goals in the regionIn this book Alexandra Stark argues that the US approach to Yemen offers insights into the failures of American foreign policy throughout the Middle East.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
cnas.org | Alexandra Stark
Dr. Alexandra Stark is an Associate Policy Researcher at the RAND Corporation. She is the author of the forthcoming book The Yemen Model. The views expressed are those of the author and do not reflect the position of the RAND Corporation. What were some obstacles you faced when you were breaking into the national security field? How did you overcome said obstacles? Many DC organizations kind of famously have a major gap between entry-level and more senior positions.
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Jan 21, 2024 | 
foreignaffairs.com | Alexandra Stark |Joshua Kurlantzick |Carl Minzner |James M. Lindsay
The conflict between the United States and the Houthis in the Red Sea is steadily escalating. On December 31, Houthi small boats attempted to attack a commercial vessel; after U.S. naval helicopters responded to the attack, the Houthis—a rebel group that controls territory inhabited by 80 percent of Yemen’s population—fired on them. U.S. forces returned fire, sinking three Houthi boats and killing ten crew members.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
almendron.com | Alexandra Stark
The conflict between the United States and the Houthis in the Red Sea is steadily escalating. On December 31, Houthi small boats attempted to attack a commercial vessel; after U.S. naval helicopters responded to the attack, the Houthis—a rebel group that controls territory inhabited by 80 percent of Yemen’s population—fired on them. U.S. forces returned fire, sinking three Houthi boats and killing ten crew members.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
foreignaffairs.com | Alexandra Stark |Ebenezer Obadare |Michelle Gavin
The conflict between the United States and the Houthis in the Red Sea is steadily escalating. On December 31, Houthi small boats attempted to attack a commercial vessel; after U.S. naval helicopters responded to the attack, the Houthis—a rebel group that controls territory inhabited by 80 percent of Yemen’s population—fired on them. U.S. forces returned fire, sinking three Houthi boats and killing ten crew members.
