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Yemen and the Houthis (w/ Séamus Malekafzali)

Yemen and the Houthis (w/ Séamus Malekafzali)

Crash Course With Michael Walker · Michael Walker

January 25, 202452m 35s

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Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East. The Houthis were a Yemeni group of rebel outsiders. Yet they now have the entire West on the ropes with their blockade of the Red Sea. 


I spoke to Beirut-based writer Séamus Malekafzali for a primer on how we got here. 


Séamus's substack: https://www.seamus-malekafzali.com/


Séamus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Seamus_Malek




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