The Red Sea Turns Black: Khat War Spills Into Global Shipping Crisis. From Berbera to Bab el-Mandeb, Somalia’s khat war collides with Red Sea rivalries. Gulf powers, Houthis, and Israel are drawn into the Horn’s proxy storm. The khat war no longer stops at Somalia’s borders—it has spilled into the Red Sea, where shipping lanes … Continue reading KHAT WAR DOSSIER — PART II