The greatest challenge facing Saudi Arabia in Yemen has never been purely military. It has always been political. Since Riyadh launched its intervention against the Houthi movement in 2015, the Kingdom has possessed overwhelming advantages in conventional military power, air capability and financial resources. Yet after years of conflict, the Houthis remain entrenched in northern Yemen and have repeatedly demonstrated their ability to threaten S…
Attacked by the Houthists since mid-July, the kingdom seeks to avoid engaging in a new war with its neighbour, without, however, resolving to the possible installation on its border of a state supported by Iran.