Proxy War in Yemen

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Bernd Kaussler (James Madison University, USA) Keith A. Grant (James Madison University, USA)

Proxy War in Yemen

Bernd Kaussler (James Madison University, USA), Keith A. Grant (James Madison University, USA)

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English

Routledge
27 May 2024

Middle Eastern history; Military history; Political control & freedoms; Warfare & defence; Defence strategy, planning & research

Series: Cass Military Studies

This book analyzes the civil war in Yemen and how intervening external actors have shaped the trajectory of the conflict.

The work examines the conflict in Yemen as a testing ground for expectations about the autonomy and control of proxies by external patrons and the direct consequences for civilian victimization and duration of war. Like other proxy wars, the international dimensions of the war made the conflict in Yemen subject to the geopolitical interests of intervening powers. The longstanding power rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran over Middle East supremacy resulted in a competitive intervention in Yemen, where the initial belligerents of the civil war—the Houthi and the Hadi regime—were used as proxies by Tehran and the Gulf coalition led by Riyadh, respectively. Their intervention ultimately translated into a prolonged and destructive conflict. The often contradictory and self-interested patronage strategies by the coalition’s two central patrons, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, undermined their broader goal of containing Iran. However, Iran’s support for the Houthis enabled them to bait and bleed the Gulf coalition. Lastly, in an effort to balance against Iran, the United States underwrote the military campaign of the Gulf states with military hardware and personnel, thereby further prolonging the conflict and humanitarian disaster. This book concludes that intervention by external patrons both protracted the civil war and made it far more destructive for the civilian population.

This book will be of much interest to students of proxy wars, Middle Eastern conflict, and security studies in general.

By: Bernd Kaussler (James Madison University USA), Keith A. Grant (James Madison University, USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9781032201764
ISBN 10: 1032201762
Series: Cass Military Studies
Pages: 126
Publication Date: 27 May 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bernd Kaussler holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of St Andrews and is currently a Professor of Political Science at James Madison University. His recent scholarship includes Rhetoric and Governance under Trump: Proclamations from the Bullshit Pulpit (2020), US Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East: The Realpolitik of Deceit (2017), and Iran's Nuclear Diplomacy: Power Politics and Conflict Resolution (2014). Keith A. Grant holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Arizona and is currently an Associate Professor of Political Science at James Madison University. His research focuses on violent interstate conflict and international cooperation.