Recently, Tawakkol Karman a member of the Islah party in Yemen, a women s rights activist and a recipient of this year s Nobel Peace Prize warned that her country could be facing a civil war, unless the West begins taking financial and legal action
Old regime elements and al-Qaeda are both interested in fostering violence and widening instability as the Middle Eastern nation tries to stay on path to democracy.
With the international community viewing the latest “de-escalation roadmap” as paving the way for yet another transitional power-sharing agreement in an effort to “end” Yemen’s protracted conflict, it is useful to review how the Houthis have navigated past partnerships to understand how things may play out in the future.