Show Notes
Aimen's away this week. But not to worry! Sitting in his seat is Mohammed al-Basha: a Yemeni-American analyst with over twenty years of experience. Basha is the perfect person to help us understand better the larger forces at work in the Yemen Civil War — with consequences for the entire world.
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Basha and Thomas discuss:
How the Houthis Smashed Yemen’s Western Front in Just Seven Days
Inside the Houthi Machine: From Mountain Rebels to a Revolutionary State
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi: The Hidden Leader His Followers Treat Like a Sacred Authority
How Gaza Supercharged Houthi Recruitment, Weapons and Global Ambition
Why Yemen’s Anti-Houthi Forces Keep Falling Apart
Tareq Saleh: The Warlord Who Embodies Yemen’s “Game of Thrones”
Saleh Co-Opted the Tribes — the Houthis Are Trying to Crush Them
Could the Houthis Take All of Yemen — and Would Yemen Survive It?
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