Why Yemen’s War Keeps Reproducing Itself

Yemen’s greatest threat is no longer simply war; it is the emergence of a political order that has learned to survive on and through conflict

By: Salman Rafi Sheikh

Yemen’s capital Sanaa after airstrikes. Photo from Wikimedia Commons

For more than a decade, Yemen has been viewed through the prism of regional rivalry. News coverage has revolved around the Houthis, Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United States and, more recently, the movement’s attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. The latest es…