Yemen: In Search of Lost Legitimacy

... distribution of powers, the Riyadh Group, with its retrograde tendencies, appealed to the necessity to restore the status quo of nearly two years ago. Thus a “stagnation” of sorts that has emerged on the Yemeni front makes the continuation of Saudi Arabia’s military campaign less and less viable, especially given the Kingdom’s huge financial 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 regulatory acts that they consider fundamental: the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf’s peace ...