Red Sea Security: Between Regional Ambitions and Environmental & Military Challenges

Have you ever imagined that the serene and historic Red Sea could become a battlefield of global conflict and a playground for regional and international ambitions?
This compelling and timely book takes you deep into one of the world’s most strategic waterways—unveiling the hidden layers of political tension, military build-up, environmental threats, and humanitarian crises along its shores.
Through ten rich and well-researched chapters, Gamal E.O. Elhag-Idris explores the growing dangers surrounding the Red Sea: from Ethiopian ambitions to access Eritrean ports, to the militarization of key coastal zones, piracy, and the ecological collapse caused by pollution and oil spills.
But this book is more than an investigation—it’s a wake-up call.
Written in a lucid and engaging style, it offers a bold, clear-eyed vision for a shared regional future grounded in sovereignty, justice, and cooperation. It speaks not only to policymakers and researchers but to any reader concerned with peace, sustainability, and dignity in the Horn of Africa and the Arab world.



Why should you read this book?
Because what’s happening in the Red Sea today affects global trade, regional security, food access, and environmental survival—and ultimately, your world.
It’s an invitation to rethink the Red Sea not as a dividing line, but as a space for common responsibility and collective protection.