“A Total Horror Show:” the New Plan for Yemen

The protagonists of the war on Yemen - the US, UK, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - have been beset by problems ever since they launched the operation in March 2015. But these problems seem to have reached breaking point in recent months. First and foremost, is the total lack of military progress in the war. Originally conceived as a kind of blitzkrieg - or “decisive storm” as the initial bombing campaign was named - that would put a rapid end to the Houthi-led Ansarallah movement’s rebellion, almost three years later it has done nothing of the sort. More