Humanitarianism

HAJJAH, YEMEN – March 12, 2021: Violent battles between government forces and Houthi rebels in the north of Hajjah Governorate, bordering Saudi Arabia.

How Humanitarian Aid and the UN Helped the Houthis Take the Red Sea

The international community should take more responsibility for its role in giving the Houthis a leg up in Yemen’s decade-long civil war. 

8 Misguided Arguments on Refugees and Terrorism

Refugee resettlement in the United States is as politicized as it has been in generations. That is a shame, because our current dumbed-down debate distracts us from reforms that could...

The Benghazi Report Misses the Real Scandal of Libya

The much-anticipated report by the House Select Committee regarding the 2012 Benghazi incident in which U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed proved to be...

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Precedents for Intervention in Syria

Once again, the United States is agonizing over whether to conduct another humanitarian intervention, one with strong strategic considerations—how to get rid of Assad and hopefully end Syria’s civil war....