Now is not the time to withhold aid to Yemen
The Trump administration refused to release aid to Northern Yemen back in March, but it must be released now to prevent a looming famine.
Ethan Azad is the program assistant for Middle East policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation. Most recently, he worked as a congressional fellow for a Democratic Member of Congress, where his portfolio consisted primarily of foreign affairs and national security. Ethan received his BA in international business from the University of California, San Diego in spring 2019.
The Trump administration refused to release aid to Northern Yemen back in March, but it must be released now to prevent a looming famine.
Shifting the approach to focus on shared humanitarian interests on the ground can open the door to cooperation with Russia, maintain Western influence in Syria, and facilitate the rebuilding of a war-torn country.