About this episode
Nadwa Al-Dawsari discusses the complexities of Houthi involvement in the Iran War and their military capabilities.
Aimen has been called away for important last-minute insider meetings, so sitting in for him on today's episode is Nadwa Al-Dawsari, veteran researcher, conflict analyst, and policy advisor with 20 years of field experience in Yemen and the broader Middle East. Nadwa and Thomas discuss: How Yemeni tribalism really works The IRGC agents who are in control of Houthi war policy Houthi eschatological beliefs When the Houthis are likely to join the Iran War in force What the military capabilities of the Houthis really are The long shadow of the Stockholm Agreement Houthi techniques of indoctrination and control The growing Houthi presence in the Horn of Africa How the Houthis and Al Qaeda are now effectively allies Why Western decision-makers get the Middle East so disastrously wrong Join the Conflicted Community here: https://conflicted.supportingcast.fm/ Find Nadwa on X: https://x.com/Ndawsari Find us on X: https://x.com/MHconflicted And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MHconflicted And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conflictedpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Conflicted is a…
People in this episode
Hosts: Thomas Small, Aimen
Guest: Nadwa Al-Dawsari
Topics covered
- Yemeni tribalism
- Houthi war policy
- Houthi eschatological beliefs
- Iran War
- Houthi military capabilities
- Stockholm Agreement
- Houthi indoctrination
- Houthi presence in Horn of Africa
- Houthi and Al Qaeda alliance
- Western decision-making in the Middle East
Keywords
- Iran
- Houthi
- Yemen
- Middle East
- conflict analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Conflicted is a Message Heard
Places: Iran, Yemen, Middle East, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East
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