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Sheila Carapico

Sheila Carapico is a professor of political science at the University of Richmond. She edited Arabia Incognita: Dispatches from Yemen and the Gulf (2016) and has written books and articles on Yemen and on gender, human rights, political economy, and international development assistance.

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War of Aggression: The Saudi & UAE Slaughter in Yemen isn't a Proxy Conflict with Iran

War of Aggression: The Saudi & UAE Slaughter in Yemen isn’t a Proxy Conflict with Iran

Sheila Carapico

Richmond, Va. (Informed Comment) – Alongside their throttlehold over which reporters can visit what parts of Yemen, and thus what story they can tell, Saudi and Emirati investments in public relations, lobbying, think-tanks, and political consultants are shaping the narrative about their war there. Headline writers, pundits, Wikipedia, news correspondents, and even some so-called experts […]

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