Episode Notes:

On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister announced that progress was being made toward ending the eight-year civil war in Yemen, raising hopes that a truce which expired in October could soon be renewed.

To tell us more about the situation, we’re joined by Dr. Alexandra Stark. Dr. Stark is an associate policy researcher at the Rand corporation and a 2023 fellow of the Irregular Warfare Initiative

[:44] State of the Conflict

[3:05] Dynamics Behind Negotiations

[5:18] What’s next

[6:12] Saudi-Iranian Context

[8:45] Congressional War Powers Debate