The Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Aden
... Combined Task Force and the efforts of the Sheiks of the Al Nahyan family in the United Arab Emirates that the raids of the Somalian pirates were, if not entirely stopped, then seriously reduced. It is hardly proper to draw direct parallels between the Strait of Hormuz today and the Gulf of Aden a decade ago. Pirates posited a threat stemming from local non-state actors, while in the Strait of Hormuz, we are seeing a clash of interests between the region’s leading powers (Saudi Arabia and Iran), with the participation of a global ...
15.07.2019