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Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East. The Houthis were a Yemeni group of rebel outsiders. Yet they now have the entire West on the ropes with their blockade of the Red Sea.
I spoke to Beirut-based writer Séamus Malekafzali for a primer on how we got here.
Séamus's substack: https://www.seamus-malekafzali.com/
Séamus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Seamus_Malek
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Two Gaza Endgames: Greater Israel Vs Oslo (w/ Gilbert Achcar)
The Origins of the Gaza War (w/ Andrew Kadi & Ben White)
The Dire State of Britain's Asylum System (w/ Lou Calvey)
Why don't you protest President Xi? (w/ Sam Geall)
How Covid Supercharged Inequality w/ Gary Stevenson
Is The Pandemic Really Over? w/ Bill Hanage
Did Covid-19 Change The World? w/ Ash Sarkar & James Butler
Sudan Crisis Part 2: The Current Crisis, Explained (w/ Joshua Craze)
Sudan Crisis Part 1: A History of Political Conflict (w/ Joshua Craze)
Aaron Bastani & Gary Stevenson On Rent Controls, Landlords, & God
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Two Housing Tribes: Georgists & YIMBYs w/ Shreya Nanda
Supply, Demand & Michael Gove w/ Duncan Weldon
Vienna's Rental Utopia w / Kirsty Lang [Preview]
How We Let Grenfell Happen w/ Peter Apps
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