Will Biden's new policy resolve the conflict in Yemen?
CGTN
This week President Joe Biden announced that he would stop U.S. support for the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen. Although the move was part of his election campaign, its announcement could be significant, especially if it heralds a more engaged U.S. presence in the region and the war.
Should that happen, it will mark a clear break with U.S. policy in recent years during the administration of former President Donald Trump. Although Saudi intervention in Yemen began in 2015 – more than a year before Trump was elected – he effectively ignored the Yemen file during his presidency. But while Trump and the executive branch largely left the Yemen file alone, opposition towards Saudi involvement and conduct grew in the legislative branch in Congress.
