Yemen: In Search of Lost Legitimacy

... expenditures and its record budget deficit of $98 billion in 2015. In this case, the stances of both parties are entirely justified. Mansur Hadi and his supporters are trying to adhere to the legal approach, appealing to the need to strictly follow two international ... ... advantageous than that of their opponents in the Kuwait talks. For instance, Article 1 of Resolution 2216 requires that the Houthis unilaterally withdraw their troops from the Yemeni capital of Sana’a and from all the areas they have seized, relinquish ...