Bin Salman and the Art of Fruitless Coalition Building

Bin Salman and the Art of Fruitless Coalition Building 🔹Saudi Arabia has once again announced the formation of an international coalition aimed at protecting maritime security in the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandab Strait, and the Gulf of Aden. 🔹This action followed the Yemeni government's naval blockade of Saudi Arabia and several attacks on Riyadh-linked vessels. 🔹However, this once again demonstrates Saudi Arabia's old and familiar pattern of coalition building. An examination of Riyadh's past behavior and its previous methods raises this fundamental question: Can these proposed structures by Saudi Arabia truly achieve operational and lasting effectiveness, or is this action merely a political maneuver to cover up Riyadh's fundamental weaknesses and shift its security costs onto others? 🔗Read the full report here.