Alastair Crooke: West Asia Is Incubating a New Era of Revolutions — “A Decisive and Historic Stage”
Summary
Alistair Crooke analyzes the Yemen conflict as a popular revolution against Saudi Arabia’s historical land theft and sectarian dominance, arguing that the Houthis have dismantled the US-backed "Clean Break" strategy. He details how Saudi Arabia’s internal tribal contradictions and financial collapse have exposed its fragility, while the proposed Turkey-Pakistan-Saudi defense alliance is dismissed as performative politics lacking substance. Crooke predicts a regional reversion to historic power structures centered on Iran and Iraq, which threatens Israel’s normalization agenda and leaves the…
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