The Yemen War: Why Peacemaking Isn’t Working
- Title
- The Yemen War: Why Peacemaking Isn’t Working
- Speaker(s)
- Speaker: Joost Hilterman # Programme Director (Middle East) International Crisis Group
- Date and Time
- 18th Oct 2019 16:30 - 18th Oct 2019 18:30
- Location
- Violet Laidlaw Room, Chrystal Macmillan Building
- URL
- http://www.pol.ed.ac.uk/events/contemporary_middle_east_series/2019_2020/the_yemen_war_why_peacemaking_isnt_working
Yemen's war started as an internal conflict that quickly spun out of control. Military intervention by a Saudi-led coalition wreaked further destruction on the Middle East's poorest country without solving the conflict's main causes. Today, Yemen is a humanitarian catastrophe, and this has brought it a measure of international attention. Yet UN-led negotiations have failed to deliver a ceasefire, much less a process that could yield a sustainable peace. Understanding the reasons for this is critical for laying the foundations for a more successful approach.
