Yemen Coup and the Week in Review — McAdams and Taylor

by | Jan 25, 2015

A quick review of the Sunni vs. Shia split and how that drives violence in the Middle East. What does the ascendence of a Shia insurgency to power in Yemen last week mean for the balance in the region, especially with the death of the Saudi king?

More US double-talk on Ukraine: it’s all the Russians fault; US troops to Ukraine is not a violation of Minsk Agreement nor is it an escalation. Hillary Clinton demands even more US military and financial aid for Ukraine!

RPI’s Daniel McAdams and Jay Taylor review the week that was and look ahead to the week that will be:

Author

  • Daniel McAdams

    Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity and co-Producer/co-Host, Ron Paul Liberty Report. Daniel served as the foreign affairs, civil liberties, and defense/intel policy advisor to U.S. Congressman Ron Paul, MD (R-Texas) from 2001 until Dr. Paul’s retirement at the end of 2012. From 1993-1999 he worked as a journalist based in Budapest, Hungary, and traveled through the former communist bloc as a human rights monitor and election observer.

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