Saudi-led military adventure will weaken Yemen beyond repair and the instability may spill over into the kingdom itself.
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April Longley Alley is the senior Arabian Peninsula analyst for the International Crisis Group. She holds a PhD in Government from Georgetown Universi... ty and has conducted field research in Yemen since 2004.
Saudi-led military adventure will weaken Yemen beyond repair and the instability may spill over into the kingdom itself.