Reuters quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the regional consequences of a employing a continuing naval blockade to keep weapons from Yemeni rebels:
J. Peter Pham, Africa director at the Atlantic Council, a U.S. thinktank, said: “Unless a better arrangement is found to meet the international community’s desire to keep weapons out of the hands of Yemeni rebels, a prolonged naval blockade will have major negative impacts on a much wider region.”