The Policy of the European Union and the United States towards the War in Yemen form the Perspective of Neorealism (2015-2019)

Subject Areas : Iranian Political Research

Majid Abbasi ¹ , Akbar Zareai ²

1 - Associate professor, Department of International Relations, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - M.Sc., Regional Studies, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2020-04-13 Accepted : 2020-06-13 Published : 2020-06-21

Keywords: Houthi Movement, Houthis, Europe, Yemen, U.S.A, Saudi Arabia,

Abstract :

The purpose of the present study is to research about the policies of the European Union (E.U) and United States of America (U.S.A) towards the attack of Saudi-led coalition forces to Yemen. The main hypothesis of the study is that the E.U mostly aims to use legal and diplomatic solutions as well as national and international talks to resolve the crisis in Yemen but the U.S.A attempts to support Saudi policies and the military attack of Saudi-led coalition forces to handle the crisis with the purpose of defeating Ansarullah. This study was conducted by descriptive-analytical method and qualitative approach and the results showed that the Europeans and Americans hold that Houthi Movement in Yemen is under the influence and guidance of Islamic Republic of Iran so they attempt to prevent Iran’s penetration in the region and the establishment of a government like Iran. The Europeans assume that ongoing negotiations to end conflict and return to peace should be supported. Despite this announced policy by the E.U, the governments of Germany, France, and U.K are still continuing to sell their military weapons to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E and do not want to lose this important market for selling their weapons. The Americans think that the stabilization of Houthi state in Yemen entails the spread of Iran’s penetration in the region and it will lead to the imbalance of power to the disadvantage of the U.S allies. The solution for the crisis in Yemen is to hold national talks between opposing parties and resolve conflicts in short term and long term under the supervision of the United Nation to decrease military tension and conflict and force the attacking military forces out of Yemen.

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