As the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen enters its fifth year, the country is suffering great physical and human destruction. Meanwhile, the coalition has no coherent aims and hopes are vanishing that negotiations in Hodeidah can lead to peace.
Five experts look at the fractured military campaign and explain its grave impact on Yemeni people and institutions.
While most attention focuses on the internationalization or resolution of the Saudi-led intervention, longstanding local socio-political fissures continue to have a life of their own.
The empowerment of paramilitary organizations fighting on behalf of the internationally recognized government is undermining what legitimacy the state still has.
The Saudis’ incoherent approach to Yemen, which reflects a willingness to accept having a weak southern neighbor, is allowing the UAE to stir the pot.
As the war goes into its fifth year, conditions are only worsening for those suffering from psychological trauma.
The Yemen war is impossible for either side to win militarily, and Yemenis are caught in the middle.
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