المجلة الجزائرية للأمن والتنمية
Volume 15, Numéro 2, Pages 322-336
2026-07-01
The Impact Of The Houthis On Red Sea Security: Beyond Maritime Disruption
Authors : Alzandani Bakeel .
Abstract
Abstract: This paper investigates Houthis’ interventions in the Red Sea by reframing their maritime practices as maritime statecraft rather than random acts of piracy, terrorism, or proxy warfare. Drawing on theoretical debates around rebel governance, quasi-statehood, and sovereignty-as-practice, the study demonstrates that Houthis combine coercive diplomacy, symbolic sovereignty, economic rent-seeking, and normative claim making to construct a patchwork but meaningful maritime order. Far from being mere spoilers, they act as hybrid authorities who both disrupt and regulate one of the world’s most critical trade corridors. In doing so, Houthis extend their insurgent authority into international waters, producing a contested system of governance that challenges the monopoly of state navies and transforms assumptions about security in the global commons.
Keywords
Houthis ; Red Sea security ; maritime statecraft ; rebel governance ; sovereignty-as-practice ; quasi-statehood ; hybrid authority
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