What is the strategic importance of Yemen?

Yemen is a growing reminder of just how important the strategic U.S. partnership with Saudi Arabia really is. It is one thing to talk about the war against ISIS, and quite another to realize that U.S. read more

At the same time, Yemen is of major strategic importance to the United States, as is the broader stability of Saudi Arabia all of the Arab Gulf states. For all of the talk of U.S. energy “independence,” the reality remains very different. read more

Yemen is a source of illegal immigrants to more wealthier Arab countries, so the wealthy Arab nations of the Gulf Cooperative Council (G.C.C. ) want to install a puppet regime in Yemen that would be loyal to the G.C.C. read more

Yemen is a growing reminder of just how important the strategic U.S. partnership with Saudi Arabia really is. It is one thing to talk about the war against ISIS, and quite another to realize that U.S. strategic interests require a broad level of stability in the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula and one that is dependent on Saudi Arabia as a key strategic partner. read more

To put Yemen in a broader strategic context, the crisis in Yemen is only part of the U.S.-Saudi strategic equation. U.S.- Saudi partnership and cooperation is critical in building some form of deterrence and strategic stability to contain Iran in the Gulf. read more

Yemen's oil potential has turned out to be less exciting than was once thought, but its strategic location still matters. 1. It shares border with Saudi Arabia and Oman, both of which are known very well for their oil reserves. Western countries don't want any turmoil in the vicinity of the major oil producing nations. read more

Yemen does not match the strategic importance of the Gulf, but it is still of great strategic importance to the stability of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula. For all of the attention to the Houthi and Yemen's growing civil conflict, Yemen also became the base of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) after Saudi counterterrorism forces largely drove it out of Saudi Arabia. read more