Let's Get This Strait

Like a small, yappy dog, the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen are demanding the world’s attention once again.

Within the last couple days, the Houthis have captured the entire Red Sea coastline in Yemen, making commercial shipping through the Red Sea vulnerable to low-tech weapons like drones, speedboats, and cheap missiles. Saudi Arabia is reportedly planning a massive military strike after it’s new allies in the Mecca Agreement, Turkey and Pakistan, refused to help the Saudis after several of the cities were attacked by Houthi drones and missiles. 

Interestingly, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered to help. The Israelis have vested interest in keeping Red Sea shipping open. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman may be rethinking his decision not to join the Abraham Accords.

We also discussed this week’s public resignation by an employee of Anthropic, the company that produces Claude AI. He claimed that the companies developing artificial intelligence are d