Lloyd Austin and the War on Yemen

From The American Conservative:Mark Perry has written an excellent report on Lloyd Austin’s policy views. Among other things, Perry finds that Austin was strongly opposed to the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen when he was in charge of Centcom: What’s...

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Stop Pushing Yemen Deeper Into Famine

From The American Conservative:The U.N. made another appeal to the Trump administration not to designate the Houthis as a terrorist organization. The head of the World Food Program met with Pompeo to warn of the devastating effect that the designation would have on...

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Back to the Brink of War Again?

From The American Conservative:Last week, I said that there was still a danger that the U.S. or Israel might launch an attack on Iranian targets before the new administration takes over. Axios reports yesterday that Israel is preparing for a possible U.S. attack on...

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Yemenis Are Being Starved to Death

From The American Conservative:The U.N. Secretary-General warned last week that Yemen faces the worst famine in decades:Yemen is in imminent danger of the worst famine in decades. Without immediate action, millions of lives may be lost. I urge all those with influence...

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Why the US Must Not Support Azerbaijan’s War

From The American Conservative:Eldar Mamedov warns against the push to get the U.S. to side with Azerbaijan in their attack on Karabakh and Armenia:As fierce fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan continues into a second month, neoconservatives in Washington are...

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Yemen’s Worsening Humanitarian Crisis

From The American Conservative:The U.N. issued a new warning this week about acute malnutrition among Yemen’s youngest children that threatens to kill nearly 100,000 children under the age of five:“Yemen is on the brink of a catastrophic food security...

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Just Say No to a Karabakh ‘No-Fly Zone’

From The American Conservative:The renewed fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Karabakh has not drawn that much attention in the West, but many of the initial, knee-jerk responses to the conflict have been remarkably bad. Whether it is members of Congress...

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