After two years of fierce fighting, Yemen's civil war, which pits northern Shia rebels and forces loyal to the country's former President against a series of rival militias and military units backed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, has reached a political and military stalemate that has achieved little more than pushing millions of Yemenis to the brink of starvation. Now, the Arab Gulf states have a new plan to win the war. But we should be wary about what winning might look like.
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