Report: Houthis and Saudis are deliberately starving Yemenis to death
This means even those who support them, including the US, are responsible for war crimes.
This means even those who support them, including the US, are responsible for war crimes.
Far from withdrawing from the war in Yemen, the Emirates is pursuing a hard-line and establishing itself as a military power for the long haul.
Members of Congress are pressing President Biden to put the squeeze on Riyadh, and to use weapons sales as leverage.
We cannot accept at face value that the US and Saudi Arabia are committed to peace when their actions demonstrate the opposite.
The Saudi “Operation Decisive Storm” was anything but, and now the only way they can end this is through diplomacy.
We can’t let external forces in the region tie Washington to the Middle East by inflating what is a domestic militancy.
Though it might look good to Washington, the Houthis have the upper hand and boast more leverage over conditions now.
Because the Houthis are currently on the offensive, it will be difficult for the U.S. leadership to incentivize them to lay down their arms.
A day of missile strikes, escalated land attacks, and a migrant disaster highlights the urgency for US engagement.
There must be a commitment to bringing the insurgents to the table — and stopping foreign support for warring parties.
US will no longer support ‘offensive’ operations, but that won’t be enough to end the war.
The outgoing secretary of state spent his final days planting booby traps and ensuring his own political future.
Pompeo’s recent abuse of terrorism designations is part of the Trump administration’s salting of the earth before giving way to the Biden administration.
A shaky new government has brought warring factions together, but it won’t succeed until it gets Houthis to the table.
No one has yet taken responsibility but the attack has shaken the fragile new cabinet to the core.
Looking ahead, the misery in Yemen is set to increase, possibly exponentially, as COVID-19 keeps on transmitting across the country.