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Gunar Olsen
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Gunar Olsen is a New York-based writer and journalist.
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February 2, 2024
Gunar Olsen
You Can’t Bomb the Houthis Into Not Supporting Palestine
The failure to take the Yemen-based movement’s desire to end the war in Gaza seriously is creating a foreign policy debacle.
December 23, 2022
Gunar Olsen
So Much for Biden’s Promise to End U.S. Support for the War in Yemen
The best chance to end hostilities in the war-torn nation has fizzled out, leaving proponents of peace to wonder what went wrong.
February 10, 2021
Gunar Olsen
Biden’s Pledge to Pull Back in Yemen Is Full of Holes
While he’s breaking with his predecessors, Biden’s rhetoric leaves room for the Saudis to slip out of commitments.
April 20, 2019
Gunar Olsen
Add Trump’s Yemen Veto to Obama’s Spotty War Legacy
The president's decision to maintain U.S. support for a disastrous conflict relied on legal arguments crafted by the last administration.
February 6, 2019
Gunar Olsen
It Will Take More Than Congress to Cure America’s War Addiction
All that talk about "reclaiming" congressional war powers? Historically, Congress has applauded presidential wars.
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