Emily Milliken

Analyst on Yemen/Gulf/Jordan/ISIS
Advancing regional diplomacy with @N7_Foundation
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[Emily Milliken @EmilyMPrzy]

Joined @laura_i24 and @i24NEWS_EN today to discuss Houthi threats to resume attacks on international maritime shipping and Israel as well as US strikes on the rebels.

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[Emily Milliken @EmilyMPrzy]

🚨Houthi coordination with Iraqi militias may be reaching new heights🚨

New reports allege that the Houthis have coordinated with Iran-backed militias in Iraq to launch attacks on Saudi Arabia from Iraqi territory.

Of note, the group maintains offices in Iraq and has a "representative" who has held public meetings with other militias and Shi'ite parties.

https://t.co/kAjNq1JBbR

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

New estimates of American Patriot PAC-3 and THAAD anti-ballistic missile interceptor stockpiles in American inventory from CSIS.

Roughly a third of pre-war Patriot interceptors are estimated to remain.

[Emily Milliken @EmilyMPrzy]

The US-Jordan Reciprocal Trade Agreement is bigger than trade.

It reinforces Amman's position as a strategic partner of the US. The deal gives Jordanian exports preferential treatment and creates new opportunities for US investment in Jordan.

[Lee Thompson | Strategic Risk @JSSCEO]

🇯🇴🇺🇸 What does the new U.S.–Jordan trade deal actually mean for Jordanians?

The headlines focus on tariffs, but the bigger story is strategic.

Key provisions include:

• Jordan maintains 0% tariffs on U.S. exports
• The 51% special tax on new U.S.-made vehicles is being eliminated
• Jordan will receive U.S.-manufactured aircraft and engines
• Import licensing barriers on U.S. products are being removed

Potential benefits for Jordanians:

✅ Lower prices on some new American vehicles

✅ Greater competition in the market

✅ Stronger U.S. investment confidence in Jordan

✅ Support for export-driven jobs in manufacturing, garments, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals

✅ Reinforces Jordan’s position as America’s most trusted economic partner in the Levant

The real opportunity is not cheaper cars.

The real opportunity is leveraging this relationship to attract:

• Manufacturing
• Logistics
• Aviation services
• Strategic infrastructure
• Regional distribution hubs

Jordan’s long-term advantage is not low-cost labor or natural resources.

It is stability, trust, geography, and strategic access.

Jordan converts geography into infrastructure value—and infrastructure value into strategic leverage.

#Jordan #USA #Trade #Economy #Investment #MiddleEast #EconomicDevelopment #JordanFirst #Resilience #Infrastructure

[Clash Report @clashreport]

Leader of Yemen's Houthis, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, on Saudi Arabia:

They attacked Sana'a airport and targeted it. In broad daylight, they started their aggression.

They had absolutely no justification, and it had nothing to do with them. We hadn't done anything.

They attack us, target us, and expect us to do nothing?

The real equation is this: you struck Sana'a, we must strike Riyadh. If you strike a port, we will strike your port. If you blockade us, we will blockade you.

Why do you want to blockade us, starve us, and deny us the right to use our own oil and gas wealth?

Why do you want us to writhe in hunger, leaving pain and suffering in every single home?

When Saudi Arabia commits an act of aggression, we will no longer just accept it.

They are in the wrong, they are oppressors, and they are aggressors.

[Giorgio Cafiero @GiorgioCafiero]

Many thanks to @KelleyBVlahos & @LobeLog for publishing my @RStatecraft piece about Iran’s funeral ceremonies. I was fortunate to have had the chance to interview four top Iran experts—@GTazmini, @NegarMortazavi, @SinaToossi & @ProfSAzodi—for this article. https://t.co/U0MMMvoA7L

[N7 Foundation @N7_Foundation]

Nearly 50 years after its passage, Jackson-Vanik remains a relic of a bygone era.

The Soviet Union collapsed decades ago. The C5+1 is expanding. Kazakhstan has joined the Abraham Accords. Yet outdated Cold War-era trade restrictions still technically apply to several U.S. partners in Eurasia.

As America deepens cooperation on trade, critical minerals, and connectivity, U.S. policy should reflect today's strategic realities.

Read Emily Milliken's (@EmilyMPrzy) latest for N7: https://t.co/tBzaffmEm9

[N7 Foundation @N7_Foundation]

Read N7 Deputy Director @EmilyMPrzy’s new piece in @TheNatlInterest on the deepening ties between the Houthis and al-Shabaab – and what it could signal about the fragmentation of Iran's regional proxy network.

https://t.co/gMO7XrzxvA

[Emily Milliken @EmilyMPrzy]

My latest in @TheNatlInterest unpacks growing Houthi-al Shabaab cooperation - an alliance that crosses ideological lines - and what it could indicate for the future of Iran and its so-called "Axis of Resistance".
https://t.co/TS3vc7ZZqu

[South24 | عربي @South24_net]

التقارب بين الحوثيين وحركة الشباب الصومالية قد يعكس تحولًا أوسع داخل محور المقاومة

المنظور الدولي

قال تحليل نشرته مجلة "ذا ناشيونال إنترست" للكاتبة إميلي ميليكن، إنّه "مع تعرض إيران وشبكتها الإقليمية لضغوط متزايدة، بدأت العلاقة المتنامية بين الحوثيين في اليمن وحركة الشباب الصومالية تبرز كمؤشر تحذيري على تطور أوسع؛ إذ قد تلجأ الجماعات المسلحة في الشرق الأوسط والقرن الأفريقي إلى التكيّف إذا لم تعد طهران قاد��ة على دعم وكلائها كما في السابق."

وأضاف التحليل أن "الحوثيين، المدعومين من إيران، يعمدون إلى تعميق علاقاتهم مع حركة الشباب، فرع تنظيم القاعدة في الصومال، بطرق قد تُسهم ��ي زعزعة استقرار القرن الأفريقي بشكل دائم، وتزيد من تهديد أحد أهم الممرات البحرية في العالم. والأهم من ذلك أن هذا التقارب قد يعكس تحولًا أوسع داخل ما يُعرف بـ“محور المقاومة” الذي تقوده إيران."

وأشار التحليل إلى أن "تقارير حديثة تشير إلى صورة مقلقة؛ إذ أفادت مصادر لفريق خبراء الأمم المتحدة المعني باليمن بأن عشرات من مقاتلي حركة الشباب، بينهم قادة بارزون، سافروا إلى اليمن، لا سيما إلى محافظتي شبوة ومأرب، ويعملون على تسهيل شبكات تهريب الأسلحة والمخدرات من اليمن إلى الصومال."

ولفت التحليل إلى أنّه "يُعتقد أن عناصر حوثية قد تكون موجودة داخل الصومال، حيث تقوم بتدريب مقاتلي حركة الشباب على حرب الطائرات المسيّرة والمتفجرات وأساليب القتال غير التقليدية، التي اكتسبها الحوثيون عبر سنوات من التدريب على يد مستشارين إيرانيين ومن حزب الله."

ويرى التحليل أنّه "بالنسبة للحوثيين، توفر العلاقات مع شبكات التهريب والجماعات المسلحة الصومالية فرصًا للنفوذ عبر خليج عدن، حيث يسمح تنويع الشراكات للحوثيين بتقليل الاعتماد على طهران، وتوسيع نطاق عملياتهم نحو عمق المحيط الهندي الغربي. أما بالنسبة لحركة الشباب، فإن الشراكة مع الحوثيين تعني الوصول إلى أنظمة تسليح أكثر تطورًا، وخبرات في استخدام الطائرات المسيّرة، وقدرات بحرية، إضافة إلى تعزيز حضورها الإقليمي."

وخلُص التحليل إلى أن "هذا التقارب يعكس تحولًا في طبيعة شبكة “محور المقاومة”، حيث تتجه الجماعات المسلحة نحو مزيد من الاستقلالية والبراغماتية، ما قد يؤدي إلى ظهور ب��ئة أمنية أكثر تعقيدًا وتفككًا وأقل قابلية للتنبؤ في المنطقة.

@TheNatlInterest
@EmilyMPrzy

#south24

[i24NEWS English @i24NEWS_EN]

'For the Houthis, Somali networks provide access to smuggling corridors and could provide them with additional manpower'

Emily Milliken (@EmilyMPrzy) on #MiddleEastNow with @Nicole_Zedeck

👇For more updates, visit our website👇
https://t.co/oKbH99n6bm

[Emily Milliken @EmilyMPrzy]

@i24NEWS_EN Almost two years ago, I wrote about the growing al Shabaab/Houthi alliance for @TheNatlInterest. It has since escalated to weapons transfers and even reports of Somali fighters being transferred to Yemen to fight for the Houthi rebels.

https://t.co/RPBzA0kej3

[Emily Milliken @EmilyMPrzy]

Joined @i24NEWS_EN today to discuss a concerning trend that has fallen under the radar for far too long - Houthi/al Shabaab cooperation.

[Emily Milliken @EmilyMPrzy]

A sphere in Abu Dhabi and a sphere in Maryland would be pretty sick...

[Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi @dctabudhabi]

The future of entertainment is taking shape on Yas Island.

Powered by advanced technologies, Sphere Abu Dhabi will captivate the world with a new era of immersive experiences and become a global platform for Emirati creativity.

@spherevegas

[Gregg Carlstrom @glcarlstrom]

The missiles and drones just launched themselves

[British Embassy Yemen 🇬🇧🇾🇪 @UKinYemen]

نفخر بتدشين ودخول زورق الاعتراض "مايون" الخدمة ضمن شراكة الأمن البحري لليمن.
بإنجاز يمني متميز، تم بناء الزورق محليا في "مصنع حضرموت للألياف الزجاجية" لتعزيز قدرات خفر السواحل في:
✅ مكافحة التهريب
✅ تأمين خطوط الملاحة
✅ مهام البحث والإنقاذ
شراكتنا مستمرة لأجل أمن بحري مستدام.

[Critical Threats @criticalthreats]

NEW | Somali pirates have conducted the most hijackings in Somali waters in a 10-day period since the end of the peak of the Somali piracy crisis in 2012.

Sustained piracy off the Somali coast would degrade security in another vital global shipping lane amid the fallout from the Iran war and create opportunities for al Shabaab to benefit financially and further its ties with the Houthis. 🧵⬇️

[Gregg Carlstrom @glcarlstrom]

Really enjoying these surreal "meanwhile, in Damascus" interludes

The rest of the region is on the brink of a renewed war, meanwhile Ahmed Sharaa is jamming to Missy Elliott

[Ariel Oseran أريئل أوسيران @ariel_oseran]

The UAE's State Security Service exposed an Iranian-linked terror network and apprehended 27 suspects planning to "undermine national unity and destabilize the country by planning terrorist and sabotage attacks,” the Emirati State News Agency (WAM) reports.