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Russia and the Red Sea since 2022 - The Wartime Engagements of an Aspiring Major Power...
21 Nov, 2025 10:39 195 min read
Russia is actively expanding its influence in the Red Sea to undermine Western interests, secure its energy trade through the Suez Canal, and assert its major power status. Its strategy combines naval diplomacy with economic statecraft, using arms and essential goods like grain to create dependencies. A key tactic is leveraging its relationship with Iran to empower the Houthi rebels, gaining a disruptive regional ally. To counter this, the report recommends that Western policymakers closely monitor Russian basing ambitions, disrupt Houthi supply lines, target illicit financing like the gold trade, and offer alternatives to Russian exports to break economic dependencies.... More