Before Christmas, the United States launched a new initiative to better protect merchant ships in the Red Sea against attacks by Houthi rebels. Ulrich Schlie believes that Iran's indirect involvement in many conflicts in the region poses a risk of escalation in the Red Sea as well as in the Middle East conflict. The presence of warships alone could have a major impact against attacks with drones and cruise missiles. Schlie expects Germany to participate in the coming days, once the Bundestag has had a chance to discuss the matter.
22. December 2023
Can an international security alliance protect merchant ships? - Ulrich Schlie on rbb radioeins Can an international security alliance protect merchant ships? - Ulrich Schlie on rbb radioeins
Ulrich Schlie talks to rbb radioeins about the international community's new initiative against the attacks by the Huthi rebels in the Red Sea.
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Ulrich Schlie is director of the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS) and Henry Kissinger Professor of Security and Strategic Studies at the Institute for Political Science and Sociology.