Event Date: November 1, 2018 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Location: FSS4004, 120 Université Private
Presented by CIPS and the National Security Policy Network
Since 2011, Yemen, already the poorest country in the Middle East, has experienced profound loss of life, dire famine, and internal displacement. In addition to the collapse of state institutions, nearly 20 million civilians now suffer from food shortages and require immediate aid assistance.
Yemen suffers from a wide-ranging assortment of crises and challenges, especialy the world’s largest cholera epidemic, with more than 1,200,000 suspected cases and 2,000 related deaths. Since the start of the war in 2014 and the Saudi Arabia-led intervention in 2015, tens of thousands of civilians have died. As the conflict escalates, the education of an entire generation has been jeopardized as the trauma of war seeps deeper.
Join us for a conversation between Sana’a Centre for Strategic Studies Co-Founder Farea Al-Muslimi and CIPS National Security Policy Network Coordinator Thomas Juneau to discuss the war currently affecting his country. Farea Al-Muslimi will focus on the domestic aspect of the conflict and will explain the dynamics on the ground. Professor Thomas Juneau will then discuss the regional angle, analyzing the roles of Saudi Arabia and Iran. He will also discuss Canada’s policy towards the conflict.