Here Come the Houthis (Bonus)

Subscribe to listen to the entire 22-minute episode (or preview 8 minutes). New developments in Yemen bode poorly for global oil flows or a peaceful settlement of the Greater Middle East's raging conflicts. The Associated Press reports the Houthi rebels have seized two strategic islands in the southern Red Sea, bolstering their ability to control a critical maritime shipping route. The Houthis’ latest gains in their ongoing conflict with Saudi Arabia follow the seizure of the Red Sea port of Mokha and a strategic island last week. The fighting is putting even more upward pressure on global oil supplies and prices. Here to untangle events in Yemen is Annelle Sheline, a research fellow in the Middle East program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. She’s an expert on Yemen. Her book “Weaponizing Tolerance: Arab Monarchies and American Support for Moderate Islam” will be published by Cambridge University Press next year. Subscribe today to support our important work! Subscriptions begin at only $5 per month. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.