A rag-tag army in slippers is terrorising a high-tech military power which is also the biggest defence spender in the Arab world. Behind Saudi Arabia's continuing Houthi nightmare is bad economics of war and a brutal asymmetry of warfare.
The Houthis have amply demonstrated how Saudi Arabia’s military superiority has failed to deliver security on its southern flank. Their renewed attacks have reached strategic Saudi infrastructure, including Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport and facilities belonging to oil giant Aramco, while the Yemeni government struggles to contain their advances.
