After Houthi Attacks, What Options Does Saudi Arabia Have?

Last weekend, the Houthis conducted their deadliest attack in Saudi Arabia for over a decade. Amb. Michael Ratney and new CSIS senior fellow Allison Minor join Will to discuss how we got to this point, whether Saudi Arabia is more likely to escalate the military campaign or try to cut a deal with the Houthis, and what role the United States will play.

• Allison Minor, "Avoiding Another Long War in Yemen (csis.org/analysis/avoiding-another-long-war-ye…)," CSIS, October 15, 2026.

• Allison Minor, "All Out War in Yemen (youtube.com/shorts/-O2X9AKE9rY)," CSIS, October 15, 2026.

• Michael Ratney, "Saudi Arabia Faces the Era of Disequilibrium (csis.org/analysis/saudi-arabia-faces-era-diseq…)," CSIS, September 24, 2026.

• Michael Ratney, "Is the United States Abandoning Saudi Arabia at Its Moment of Need? (csis.org/analysis/united-states-abandoning-sau…)" CSIS, September 23, 2026.