Yemen: From Civil War to World War?

In this Conflicted Conversation, Simon Sebag Montefiore returns to the show, this time to talk about his new book The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East. Simon explains: How Britain and France tried — and often failed — to shape the post-Ottoman Middle East Why Sykes– ...  Show more

In this Conflicted Conversation, Ian Kumekawa (a fellow of Harvard University and a lecturer at MIT) talks about his book Empty Vessel: The Story of the Global Economy in One Ship. Ian explains: The offshore global economy: where loopholes, ships and responsibility slip beyond or ...  Show more

In this episode, we introduce you to the civil war in Yemen, its causes and its impacts. For transcriptions and translation go to https://realarabic.weebly.com To support this podcast, please donate to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22262458 

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In September 2014, the Houthis captured the Yemeni capital of Sanaa. A few months later, Saudi Arabia launched a campaign to remove the Houthis and reinstall President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi to power. The Saudi-led coalition has pummeled Yemen with airstrikes, leading to thousands ...  Show more

Director of MEI's Arabian Peninsula Program Gerald Feierstein speaks to scholars Nadwa Al-Dawsari and Fatima Abo Alasrar as they reflect on the tenth anniversary of Yemen's civil war. 

It's been ten years since the Houthis seized control of the capital of Sanaa, beginni ...