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Before the Signal Scandal, Yemen Was Already on Edge
Scandal in the Trump administration has catapulted Yemen back into global headlines. Yet the country’s future will also be shaped by the less obvious stories that were unfolding in the uneasy lull that has now been shattered — by struggles to govern and the aspirations of ordinary Yemenis.
The Festering Wounds of Yemen’s Taiz
Despite the calm, one local official told me, the humanitarian situation was in many ways worse than it was during the worst days of the war: As peoples’ savings have dried up, the informal social solidarity networks that kept many out of poverty have dried up with them.
Despite the War, Yemenis Still Crave Dignity, Justice, and the Rule of Law
Sanaa’s Change Square buzzed with excitement and anticipation, faded posters of long-dead Yemeni political figures underlining the feeling among many that it was a moment of historical reckoning, a moment of such profundity that even the past and present were scrambled.