Biden’s problem in Yemen: The Houthis are winning
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.
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.
Aimed to please Saudi Arabia, this bad idea will only exacerbate civilian suffering, while pushing the rebels into Iran’s arms.
The U.S., guilty by association in the launch of the war in 2015, has failed to fully engage its diplomacy in the service of peace, continuing instead to fuel the fighting with huge arms sales.
Rather than herald the emergence of a new alliance in the region, the recent rapprochement between Iran and Turkey appears to be a marriage of convenience.