The Red Sea, a crucial maritime corridor connecting the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, is witnessing a complex web of strategic dynamics and regional power play. Analyzing these geopolitical factors illuminates the multifaceted interests and ambitions of major players in the region.
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Navigational Regimes of Particular Straits, Bab El Mandeb case study
This strategically important strait links the Red Sea and the Suez Canal with the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea (see Map 29). It is about 14.5 miles wide at its narrowest part of the passage. When it signed the Law of the Sea Convention, the Yemen Arab Republic declared that warships and warplanes must obtain the prior agreement of the Yemen Arab Republic before passing through or over its “territorial waters,” including international straits. The United States Government protested as follows:
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