RUSI JournalVOLUME 171ISSUE 3members only

Proxy Warfare and the Liberal Order in the Middle East

Reza Parchizadeh

7 April 2026Long Read

Houthi supporters with a giant Iranian flag in Sana’a, Yemen, 2025. Courtesy Alamy/Osamah Abdulrahman

The author of this research article argues that the liberal order in the Middle East has been eroded by both Iran’s and Israel’s use of proxies.

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