In The Media
Lina Khatib
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In The Media
A Hidden Motive Behind Saudi Intervention in Yemen
Saudi Arabia is using the war against the Houthis to consolidate Saudi influence and control over Yemen, including the Port of Aden.
By Lina Khatib
Published on Mar 29, 2015
Source: KPFK Background Briefing with Ian Masters
“Saudi Arabia is finally being decisive about Yemen and using this war against the Houthis to consolidate Saudi influence and control over Yemen, including the Port of Aden,” said Carnegie’s Lina Khatib during an interview with KPFK’s Background Briefing with Ian Masters.
Khatib also spoke about a possible hidden motive behind Saudi intervention in Yemen that might result in a military occupation of the south of the country to secure the port of Aden and its oil terminals. Saudi oil could then be piped directly to Asian customers from terminals on the Indian Ocean, thus bypassing the Gulf and the Iranian-dominated Straights of Hormuz.
This interview was originally broadcast by KPFK Background Briefing with Ian Masters.
About the Author
Lina Khatib
Former Director, Middle East Center
Khatib was director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. Previously, she was the co-founding head of the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law.
- Syria's Last Best Hope: The Southern Front
- The Islamic State’s Strategy: Lasting and ExpandingPaper
Lina Khatib
Recent Work
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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