Yemen is the world's worst humanitarian crisis. And the US is playing a major role. Gregory Aftandilian is a former Pentagon and State Department Middle East expert and currently serves as an Adjunct Professor at George Mason, Boston, and American Universities. Scott Paul is the Humanitarian Policy Lead of Oxfam America, a nonprofit dedicated to tackling the roots of poverty globally. On this episode, we explore the cultural, political and religious causes of the war in Yemen and analyze the social, health, and environmental consequences of the ensuing humanitarian crisis.

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Aired on August 12th, 2020

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