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Oct 2024
40m 29s

Yemen's Civil War: Ten Years Later

Middle East Institute
About this episode

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, beginning a cycle of fighting that continues on and off to this day. What happened, what is the current state of the conflict, and where might the country be headed? 

*Note: this episode was recorded on Sept. 26, 2024.

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