Al-Houthi Fighters are Driving the U.S. Back to the Gulf Arabs
Recent attacks that al-Houthi rebels launched in Yemen and against Abu Dhabi are drawing the United States back into the conflict in Yemen.
Ryan Bohl is a geopolitical thinker, educator, and writer. He currently serves as a senior analyst for the Middle East at Stratfor, a private intelligence forecasting firm, where he specializes in Gulf economic and political developments. His work has appeared in Time Magazine, Al-Arabiya News, Al-Jazeera, Salon Magazine, World Politics Review, The Atlantic Sentinel, and other outlets.
Recent attacks that al-Houthi rebels launched in Yemen and against Abu Dhabi are drawing the United States back into the conflict in Yemen.
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