Yemen President Hadi (L) was greeted by Saudi Defence Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman at a Riyadh air baseSaudi Arabia and allies launched air strikes in Yemen on Thursday to stop the advance of the Iran-allied Houthi militia towards President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s southern refuge of Aden. Saudi Ambassador to Washington Adel al-Jubeir said a coalition of more than 10 countries had joined the military campaign to try to protect Hadi’s government, without naming the countries involved. The Read more [...]

On Wednesday night, Saudi Arabia launched a military intervention in Yemen to stop Houthi advances through the country. Calling it “Operation Decisive Storm,” Saudi Arabia acted in coordination with a coalition including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Morocco, Sudan, Pakistan and Egypt. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members announced that the military action was taken in response to Yemeni President Hadi’s request to the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Read more [...]

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and some others associated with the Peninsula Shield defensive agreements within the GCC are now in Yemen. The U.S. is also involved in some ways. The war against the Houthis has begun in earnest.Some may think this may be a sufficient way to resolve the collapse of Yemen and the turmoil that has resulted from that collapse, but it clearly will not be. The military side is likely going to be more tactical than strategic in order to try to quiet things down – and it may not Read more [...]