About this episode

Isa Blumi discusses the ongoing conflict in South Arabia, focusing on Ansarallah's war with Saudi Arabia and regional geopolitical dynamics.

Isa Blumi joins us to discuss Ansarallah’s renewed war with Saudi Arabia, whether pipelines can bypass Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab, the Turkey-Saudi-Pakistan defense agreement, and the Gulf powers’ long campaign to subordinate Yemen. Works mentioned: Destroying Yemen: What Chaos in Arabia Tells Us About the World . Isa Blumi is Professor at Stockholm University within the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. He holds a PhD in History and Middle Eastern/Islamic Studies from New York University (2005) and a Master of Political Science and Historical Studies from The New School for Social Research, New York (1995). We’re committed to independence and will never run ads or take money from institutions. That means Turbulence is entirely listener-funded. For $5 a month, paid subscribers gain access to weekly news analysis bonus episodes, where we respond to events as they unfold, follow up on previous discussions, and draw connections across the conflicts shaping our world. Most importantly, paid subscriptions make it possible for us to keep doing this work independently, week after week. Subscribe today at turbulencepod.substack.com Follow along on Twitter/X and Instagram…

People in this episode

Host: Turbulence

Guest: Isa Blumi

Topics covered

• Middle Eastern conflict
• Saudi Arabia
• Yemen
• geopolitics
• defense agreements
• oil pipelines

Keywords

• Ansarallah
• Saudi Arabia
• Yemen
• geopolitics
• defense agreements
• oil pipelines
• Middle East
• conflict
• Turkey
• Pakistan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stockholm University, New York University, The New School for Social Research

Books & works: Destroying Yemen: What Chaos in Arabia Tells Us About the World

Places: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Turkey, Pakistan, Hormuz, Bab al-Mandab

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