Relevance: free trade goes through straits controlled in part by yemen. Yemen has been in a civil war since the houthi movement took over. It appears that the southern transition council has decided to just consolidate the south by kicking out the UN recognized yemeni government and declared a new state.
No clue what this means for the recognized government considering the UAE backed the southern transition council and was just pushed out by Saudi Arabia, who backs the UN recognized government.
With this declaration, a country that recognizes the new South yemen and somaliland can set up bases on both sides of the bab el mandeb strait and effectively control anything entering the red sea.
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Relevance: free trade goes through straits controlled in part by yemen. Yemen has been in a civil war since the houthi movement took over. It appears that the southern transition council has decided to just consolidate the south by kicking out the UN recognized yemeni government and declared a new state.
No clue what this means for the recognized government considering the UAE backed the southern transition council and was just pushed out by Saudi Arabia, who backs the UN recognized government.
With this declaration, a country that recognizes the new South yemen and somaliland can set up bases on both sides of the bab el mandeb strait and effectively control anything entering the red sea.