US needs to end its secretive drone campaign in Yemen, experts say

Alexandra Stark was quoted in Middle East Eye on the United States' counter-terrorism campaign in Yemen.

"If there were to be more investigation, if we were to learn more about the US counterterrorism war in Yemen publicly, especially about the civilian casualties, frankly, I think there would be much more conversation in the United States amongst policymakers about ending the counterterrorism war," Alex Stark, senior researcher for the political reform programme at New America, said during a virtual panel on Yemen on Tuesday.

"We also know comparatively little from the research side about the utility of drone strikes in a broader framework of counterterrorism."