This chapter examines the US role in Yemen, particularly in counter-terrorism efforts, and discusses the historical background of US presence in the country. It also explores the perception of the threat posed by Al-Qaeda in Yemen and suggests that the Americans may have exaggerated the threat to justify their intervention.
Featuring Helen Lackner on the Houthis, the politics of their attacks on Red Sea shipping, and the long history of Yemen from British colonial Aden through the current civil war.
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