Militarily cosying up to Trump in Yemen cannot end well for the UK | Paul Rogers
US foreign policy is turning it into a global pariah – yet Labour’s strike on the Houthis represents a new level of support
- Paul Rogers is emeritus professor of peace studies at Bradford University
This week’s RAF attack on Houthi rebels in Yemen was the first to be approved by the Labour government. It joined a major US military operation that started in March and has involved 45 days of airstrikes. Operation Rough Rider is a demonstration by the Trump administration that it will prosecute a vigorous war that is more intense than under Joe Biden, and has, according to the US, already seen more than 1,000 targets hit.