The Iran-backed Houthis have engaged in over 130 attacks on commercial and military ships in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea over the past year. Military efforts led by the United States have done little to deter the ongoing attacks, General (ret.) Joseph Votel, member of the CERL Executive Board, explains in a Business Insider article by Jake Epstein.

General Joseph L. Votel, U.S. Army (Ret.), is the former Commander of the U.S. Central Command. He is a Distinguished Senior Fellow on National Security at the Middle East Institute and a member of the CERL Executive Board. Read his bio here.

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