WarPod Ep #4 : We Need to Talk About Yemen

24 July 2019

In this episode, the Remote Warfare Programme's Liam Walpole is joined by Marwa Baabbad, Director of ORG's Strategic Peacebuilding Programme, to discuss the UK's policy towards Yemen and the impact of its security partnership with Saudi Arabia on the country.

Related Research and Work by ORG on Yemen

Music by Bensound

Image credit: Flickr.

About the discussants

Marwa Baabbad is Director of the Strategic Peacebuilding Programme.

Liam Walpole is a Senior Policy Officer at the Remote Warfare Programme.

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