Yemen
The Houthis Learned Not to Cross U.S. Navy’s MH-60 Sea Hawk Helicopters
In the early morning hours of New Year’s Eve, US Navy helicopters responding to a commercial vessel’s distress call in the Red Sea found themselves under fire by Iranian-backed Houthi...
A Houthi Declaration of War
Less than a month ago, it seemed as if the Houthi rebel group was on the verge of reaching a peaceful accord with Saudi Arabia and the internationally recognized Yemeni...
Iran Is Spoiling the Truce in Yemen
Yemen’s truce expired on October 2 after the Iran-backed Houthi rebels rejected proposals for its renewal. The ceasefire, which was extended twice, had significantly diminished regional hostilities and embedded confidence-building...
Yemeni Presidential Council Orders Halt to Pro-Government Infighting
Rashad al-Alimi, the leader of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) collective head of state, ordered the Southern Transitional Council (STC)—a faction of the PLC which nominally supports the internationally-recognized Yemeni government but...
The Saudis Are in Search of an Unknown Yemen Exit Strategy
“Being so great, I have no need to beg,” Richard II informs Bolingbroke in William Shakespeare’s titular play about the arrogant monarch. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) wishes...
Bearing Witness To Crisis In Yemen
Skye Fitzgerald is no stranger to human suffering. In some ways, he seeks it out: as a documentary filmmaker, his work has taken him to some of the world’s worst...
Houthis Answer Saudi Arabia’s Ceasefire Proposal with More Attacks
Saudi Arabia proposed a ceasefire agreement to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on March 22, seeking to end the six-year-long war in Yemen. The plan was announced by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal...
Despite U.S. Warnings, Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Escalate Attacks
Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a missile and drone attack on March 7, targeting Saudi Arabia’s oil port on the Persian Gulf. Although Saudi officials were able to intercept the strike...
Oversimplifying the Yemen War Teaches the Wrong Lessons
In their recent article for Foreign Affairs, Robert Malley and Stephen Pomper take a sobering look at the Yemeni civil war and the U.S. and Saudi contributions to the humanitarian disaster...
Biden’s America Must Go Further Than Merely Demanding Peace in Yemen
The Biden administration rolled out its first major foreign policy decision by announcing that the United States will halt support for offensive operations in Yemen. Saudi Arabia has heavily relied...
Joe Biden’s Saudi Arabian Arms Sale Freeze is Not Enough for Yemen
The Biden administration’s January 26 announcement of a temporary freeze of arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) marks a major step towards peace in Yemen....
Iranian-backed Houthis Test Yemen’s New Unity Government
At least twenty-two people were killed and dozens more were injured in an attack at the airport in the Yemeni city of Aden on December 30. One explosion was heard shortly after a...