Yemen
Just as Somalia Never Elected a Leader Fairly, so Too Is Much of Yemen a Black Hole for Democracy
If Rubio’s Team Wishes to Receive a Yemeni Representative, They Should Receive One Who Chooses Yemen over Saudi Arabia or Iran
The Struggle for Primacy in This Remote, Long-Fought-over Corner of the Middle East Is Far from Completed
Revamping the Southern Transitional Council Assures a Path Forward, Rather than Associating the Group with a past That No Longer Can Exist
Reports Indicate Saudi Intelligence Has Arrested Alimi’s Brother-in-Law, the Deputy Director of His Office, for Cooperating with the Terrorist Group
The Houthis, Known for Ideological Rigidity and Resilience, Will Not Yield Under Conventional Bombing or Sanctions
Torrential Rains Have Flooded Aden and Parts of Lahij, Submerging Entire Neighborhoods and Causing an Unknown Number of Deaths
The Irony of Focus on Palestinians Is That, of All the Aspirants in the Broader Middle East, They May Be the Least Deserving
The Choice for the Trump Administration Is Stark: Defeat the Houthis or Double Down on Failed Strategies That Enable the Houthis to Thrive
Political and Military Will, and Manpower, Are Not Lacking in Southern Yemen
Houthi Attacks on Red Sea Shipping Persist as Ineffective U.N. Agreements Enable Their Strategy
A Major Problem Is the Small-Mindedness and Corruption of Most Presidential Leadership Council Members
The U.S. and the U.N. Must Immediately Channel All Aid Through Aden, a Port from Which the International Community Can Distribute It as Needed
Even the Most Efficient Bureaucracy Will Fail If It Refuses to Station U.S. Diplomats Where They Are Most Needed
Western Diplomats and the United Nations Have Some Explaining to Do
Islah’s Senior Leaders Support Both Hamas and Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula