Non-state actors and the new form of warfare

With the Houthis’ attacks on Israeli-bound or Israel-connected maritime commercial ships compelling the US to forge a coalition of the willing to counter-attack Houthis in Yemen, a new dimension of warfare is on the horizon, the non-state actor’s ability to launch a conventional war.

The rise of non-state actors is not a new phenomenon in the 21^st Century or even before that. While the US…