Saudi Arabia
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Biden’s Pledge to Pull Back in Yemen Is Full of Holes
A close analysis of Biden’s announcement to end US support for “offensive” operations in Yemen but continue to “defend Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty” suggests perhaps a disingenuous ploy to appease a refreshingly active antiwar coalition while continuing to intervene through other means. Read the piece in The New Republic. There’s a lot of interesting stuff in…
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Chaos in Yemen: A Conversation With Isa Blumi
I spoke with historian Isa Blumi, author of Destroying Yemen: What Chaos in Arabia Tells Us About the World (UC Press, 2018) about the conflict in Yemen for The Nation.