The Caravan Notebook

Yemen And The Houthis: A Conversation With Bernard Haykel

Professor Bernard Haykel joins the podcast to discuss his latest piece for the Hoover Caravan, titled “The Houthis, Saudi Arabia, and the War in Yemen.”

The Caravan Notebook•August 5, 2021
Yemen And The Houthis: A Conversation With Bernard Haykel

In September 2014, the Houthis, a revolutionary Islamist movement, seized control of the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, precipitating a civil war in the country that continues to this day. Who are the main actors in the Yemen conflict? What is the role of the United States? What do the Houthis really want? Professor Bernard Haykel of Princeton University, a noted expert on Yemen, addresses these questions and more, including potential avenues for resolving the unending conflict.

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Bernard Haykel

Bernard Haykel

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