{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/636a624de56de500124abcca/65b264b585ae67001635ddf5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Yemen and the Houthis (w/ Séamus Malekafzali)","description":"<p>**This is a free preview of a longer paid episode. You can access the full show at patreon.com/crashcoursepod**</p><p><br></p><p>Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East. The Houthis were a Yemeni group of rebel outsiders. Yet they now have the entire West on the ropes with their blockade of the Red Sea.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>I spoke to Beirut-based writer Séamus Malekafzali for a primer on how we got here.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Séamus's substack: <a href=\"https://www.seamus-malekafzali.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.seamus-malekafzali.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Séamus on Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Seamus_Malek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/Seamus_Malek</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Michael Walker"}