The US is getting embroiled in yet another Middle East conflict. It should increase pressure on Israel instead
- Written by Ben Rich, Senior Lecturer in History and International Relations, Curtin University
The United States is once again enmeshing itself in a rapidly escalating and unpredictable conflict in the Middle East with no clear off ramps.
On numerous occasions in the past two weeks, the US and UK (in a lesser role) have struck Yemeni Houthi militants who have been targeting shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in protest at Israeli...













