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Yemen

2019/3/20
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Thomas Small: 也门内战是中东最残酷的内战之一,其背后涉及复杂的政治、宗教和地缘战略因素。胡塞运动的崛起及其与伊朗的关系是冲突的关键。沙特阿拉伯的干预是为了维护自身利益和地区稳定,但同时也导致了严重的人道主义危机。 Ayman Dean: 也门内战是伊斯兰世界内部关于民族国家与跨国意识形态之争的一部分。胡塞运动是一个具有强烈意识形态和弥赛亚主义色彩的组织,其目标不仅仅是控制也门,而是威胁沙特阿拉伯的安全和地区稳定。沙特阿拉伯干预也门内战的主要原因是其水资源安全受到威胁,因为胡塞运动控制着也门的弹道导弹,可以攻击沙特阿拉伯的海水淡化厂。此外,也门的地理位置及其港口对全球贸易至关重要,也门的动荡会对全球经济造成影响。 Thomas Small: 阿拉伯之春的爆发以及也门长期存在的部落冲突和政治不稳定为胡塞运动的崛起创造了条件。萨利赫总统利用部落之间的矛盾维持统治,但最终被胡塞运动推翻。沙特阿拉伯的干预是为了防止也门陷入混乱,但其军事行动也加剧了也门的人道主义危机。 Ayman Dean: 沙特阿拉伯干预也门内战的战略目标是阻止伊朗在也门扩张势力,维护其自身的水资源、粮食、能源和贸易安全。胡塞运动拒绝放弃其弹道导弹能力和沿海地区,表明其是伊朗地区野心的工具。伊朗支持胡塞运动是为了实现其地区霸权和弥赛亚目标,这与胡塞运动自身的意识形态和目标相符。

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The podcast discusses the key players in the Yemeni civil war, including the Houthis, Saudi Arabia, and Iran, and explains how water security is a critical factor in the conflict.

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The Yemeni civil war is one of the most brutal civil wars in the Middle East. As it continues to rage on, Thomas and Aimen explain who the players are in this conflict, why it is all about water, and the reasons Saudi Arabia and UAE are using it to fight an existential war of future survival with their arch rival, Iran.

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