The Syria Podcast: Yemen, Empire and the Gulf

Podcast: UK Column Radio · Alternate Current Radio

Opublikowano: 2026-10-13

Mike Robinson is joined by Vanessa Beeley and, on his first appearance, Isa Blumi, Professor in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Stockholm University for episode 12 of the Syria Podcast. They discuss why Yemen remains so poorly understood in the West, and why its resistance matters far beyond its borders.In this episode:Vanessa outlines the Saudi-led war launched in March 2015 at the request of former president Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, and the plans to partition the country.Isa explains why academic and think-tank coverage reduces Yemen to tribalism and sectarianism, and who funds that research.Isa...