Maritime security: Situation in the Red Sea and EU response
At a Glance
14-03-2024
The Iran-backed Houthi militia, which controls large parts of Yemen, has attacked numerous commercial ships in the Red Sea since mid-November 2023 'in solidarity with the Palestinians'. This poses a significant threat to the global economy, and has led to an escalation of tensions in the Middle East. The United States has launched an international operation in the Red Sea to protect commercial vessels and keep this vital shipping route open. The EU launched its own 'purely defensive' mission, EUNAVFOR Operation ASPIDES, on 19 February 2024.
At a Glance
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- Asia and Oceania
- civil war
- common foreign and security policy
- container
- economic geography
- ENVIRONMENT
- European construction
- EUROPEAN UNION
- GEOGRAPHY
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- international security
- international trade
- international trade
- maritime and inland waterway transport
- maritime safety
- maritime shipping
- military intervention
- natural environment
- organisation of transport
- political geography
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- Red Sea
- TRADE
- TRANSPORT
- transport policy
- Yemen