Most of the current discussions around energy security is centred around the Strait of Hormuz. The conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran has disrupted the Middle East in a way that is incalculable in many sectors but access to black gold has destabilised stock markets and made many countries vulnerable to further economic shocks. A quick result from this conflict is not likely and Wall Street analysts believe that the crude supply will drop  to 12 million barrel

Since the Arab Spring in 2011, Yemen has been embroiled in disorder and tragedy. The rise of the Houthi group, who challenged the central government and seized power in Sanaa in 2014, continues to wreak havoc.  The amount of destruction that multiple civil wars in the last several decades has generated unfathomable destruction and health crises but the entire story is much more complex as it ripples across several countries in the Middle East. Powerful state and non-state act