This briefing will bring together policy experts and Yemeni human rights advocates to explore U.S. involvement in the Saudi-UAE-led war in Yemen. The panel will discuss Congress's historic opportunity to build on past efforts to reassert its authority to declare war, as well as what the new Biden Administration could mean for peace in Yemen.
This briefing will bring together policy experts, academics, and Yemeni human rights advocates to explore U.S. involvement in the Saudi-UAE-led war in Yemen. The panel will discuss Congress's bipartisan effort to reassert its authority to declare war, which was met by a veto last year, as well as what a Biden Administration could mean for peace in Yemen.
Secretary Pompeo has notified Congress of the impending sale of $23 billion in advanced weaponry to the United Arab Emirates. As a bipartisan group of lawmakers seek to block this sale of F-35s, drones and munitions to the UAE, this panel brought together academics, policy experts, and Yemeni human rights advocates to discuss the context surrounding the arms deal and its implication for the world's worst humanitarian disaster. 29 organizations announced their opposition to the sale on November 30.
