How Creative Diplomacy Prevented an Oil Disaster on Yemen’s Coast

October 25, 2023 01:00:34
How Creative Diplomacy Prevented an Oil Disaster on Yemen’s Coast
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How Creative Diplomacy Prevented an Oil Disaster on Yemen’s Coast

Oct 25 2023 | 01:00:34

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Show Notes

In August 2023, the U.N. completed an operation to remove 1.1 million oil barrels onboard the FSO Safer, a decaying oil supertanker off Yemen’s Red Sea coast. On October 24, USIP hosted a conversation with U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking to unpack the FSO Safer operation.

Speakers

Timothy Lenderking 
U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen

Lise Grandemoderator
President and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace

 

For more informtation about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/how-creative-diplomacy-prevented-oil-disaster-yemens-coast

 

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