<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/">
<channel>
  <title>The Geopolitical Economist · Sudan</title>
  <link>https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/countries/sudan</link>
  <atom:link href="https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/countries/sudan.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/>
  <description>Articles on Sudan.</description>
  <language>en</language>
  <image><url>https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/assets/brand/icon-512.png</url><title>The Geopolitical Economist · Sudan</title><link>https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/countries/sudan</link></image>
  <item>
    <title>The Sandals Gatekeepers: How a Houthi–Horn Axis Could Redraw Red Sea Power</title>
    <link>https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/articles/sandals-gatekeepers-houthi-horn-axis-red-sea</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="true">https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/articles/sandals-gatekeepers-houthi-horn-axis-red-sea</guid>
    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Frank Genin</dc:creator>
    <description>In September the Houthis stopped being an insurgency and became a landlord. With al Shabaab on the opposite shore, the Red Sea faces a dual chokepoint squeeze.</description>
    <enclosure url="https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/assets/img/cards/sandals-gatekeepers-houthi-horn-axis-red-sea.jpg" length="224827" type="image/jpeg"/>
    <media:content url="https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/assets/img/cards/sandals-gatekeepers-houthi-horn-axis-red-sea.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg"/>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[New analysis on The Geopolitical Economist

The Sandals Gatekeepers: How a Houthi–Horn Axis Could Redraw Red Sea Power

The Houthis hold the Bab el Mandeb islands and a partner on the Somali shore. Three scenarios for a Red Sea toll regime.

In September the Houthis stopped being an insurgency and became a landlord. With al Shabaab on the opposite shore, the Red Sea faces a dual chokepoint squeeze.

From the opening:
“In the first half of September 2026, Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis stopped being an insurgency and became a landlord. A short, fast offensive handed them the entire western Red Sea coastline, the port of Mokha, and the islands that sit inside the Bab el Mandeb: Perim, Zuqar, the Greater and Lesser Hanish.”

By Frank Genin, Geopolitical analyst and board strategy adviser; editor, Geopolitics Sunday Brief

Read the full analysis: https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/articles/sandals-gatekeepers-houthi-horn-axis-red-sea

#Geopolitics #MiddleEast #Africa #GlobalEconomy]]></content:encoded>
    <category>Middle East &amp; North Africa</category>
    <category>Africa</category>
  </item>
</channel>
</rss>
