The political impasse, military impasse and humanitarian tragedy in Yemen is the title of the eighth conference in the series Aula Árabe Universitaria 5, to be held tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Casa Árabe. Free admission until full capacity is reached. In English, with simultaneous interpretation into Spanish.
The lecture will be given by Adlene Mohammedi, scientific director of AESMA (a Paris-based centre for strategic studies) and professor at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University.
The war in Gaza has given the Houthis the opportunity to fully emerge as a regional actor by attempting to directly attack Israel or what they see as Israeli interests in the Red Sea. In response, Washington and London, along with some allied countries, have decided to attack their positions, while indicating their desire for “de-escalation”.
The heightened tension in the Red Sea, against the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, provides an opportunity for Adlene Mohammedi to look back at the situation in Yemen over the past ten years: from the Houthi takeover of Sana’a to the current negotiations to end the war. The truce is still in place and negotiations have taken place between the Saudis and the Houthis.
In the course of the conference, Professor Mohammedi will outline how this war, which has been going on for almost ten years now, is close to an end. Neither Riyadh nor Abu Dhabi seem willing to continue the war against the Houthis indefinitely. However, questions remain over the content of the political solution and the country’s territorial future. Without a lasting solution, the war could lead to a frozen conflict.
Barah Mikail, director of the Political Science and International Relations programme at the university, will take part in the session, which will be moderated by Olivia Orozco, Casa Árabe’s Training and Economics Coordinator.
