No Good Options: The U.S. Dilemma in Yemen
While not yet successful, the Biden administration’s “deter and degrade” approach may prove to be an adaptable approach that can be modified into a winning strategy.
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The Challenge With the Deter and Degrade Approach in Yemen
The Houthis see the attacks in the Red Sea as part of a broader political project that goes back decades.
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What Comes After the Missiles in Yemen?
The United States appears overly confident that military strikes will put the Houthi threat back in the box.
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A Lack of Options in Yemen
The United States has not developed adequate responses for dealing with hybrid groups like the Houthis.
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Conflict and Weak Governance Fuel Yemen’s Environmental Crisis
The absence of a functioning state exacerbates Yemen’s environmental disasters, compounding the humanitarian crisis caused by years of conflict.
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The Houthi War on Israel
If the Houthis are attacking Israel, their local rivals will be less inclined to attack them.
Is the End in Sight for the Yemen Conflict?
On October 26, AGSIW hosted a discussion on the prospects for the end of the conflict in Yemen.
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The Viability of a Partitioned Yemen: Challenges to a Southern State
Would South Yemen be a state for Southerners, or would it be the anti-Houthi Yemeni state?
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Saudi Arabia’s New Strategy in Yemen: Border and Proxies
Saudi Arabia’s new, exit-focused strategy for Yemen implicitly weakens the country’s formal institutions and provides greater political leverage for the Houthis, imposing indirect costs that could undercut prospects for a broader U.N.-led Yemeni peace process.
The U.S. Prevented War, Yet Iran’s Strategic Decision-Making Process Remains Flawed
The crisis between Iran and Israel may be contained for now, but the breakdown in decision making that led to the end of Iran’s “strategic patience” carries risks going forward.
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