Elizabeth Allan

Elizabeth Allan is a first-year student at Yale Law School. She holds Bachelor’s degrees in International Affairs and Arabic from the University of Georgia and an MPhil in Modern Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Oxford, where she studied as a Rhodes Scholar. She has also worked as a consultant in the Middle East and West Africa.

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Saudi Arabia

The Yemen Resolution and the Historical U.S.-Saudi Security Relationship

Elizabeth Allan Thu, Apr 25, 2019, 1:12 PM

On April 16, President Trump vetoed S.J. Res. 7, a joint resolution directing the United States to end support for the Saudi-led military campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The veto was the second of Trump’s presidency and the second time a U.S.

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Yemen

Where Congress Stands on Yemen

Elizabeth Allan, Scott R. Anderson Thu, Feb 21, 2019, 8:00 AM

On Feb. 13, the House of Representatives passed H.J. Res. 37, a joint resolution that purports to direct the executive branch to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led military campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen.

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