“The hands of all parties in the region are on the trigger,” warned Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian last week, amid reports that Tehran had…
The arrival of a Houthi delegation in Riyadh on September 14 represents a breakthrough after nine bitter years of war. The bilateral negotiations with Saudi…
One might be taken in by former Yemeni President Abdo Rabbu Mansour Hadi, until meeting him in person. A very “adi” — mediocre — guy,…
In pre-Christian times, Yemen’s Shabwa region was the capital of three ancient Yemeni kingdoms: Qataban, Osan and Hadramawt. It possesses incredible geographic diversity, with a…
Since March 2015, Saudi Arabia and ten other countries have been conducting a bloody airstrike campaign against the Houthi rebel forces in Yemen. The campaign,…
By Farea Al-Muslimi, Amal Nasser, and Mansour Rageh The Yemeni government’s decision in September to relocate the central bank and replace its governor has left…
Yemen: Escalation of War and Conflict Managed On the Cheap An interview for Al-wada radio, by Nahlah al-Shahal with the researcher Farea Al-Muslimi, the writer…
By: Farea Al-Muslimi and Adam Baron Executive Summary The current armed conflict in Yemen began, essentially, as a domestic struggle for power between political and…
Few things are more damaging and futile than a war without clear goals or clear enemies. This is one reason why the war in Yemen…
With the outbreak of the most recent round of conflict after the 2011 uprisings, sectarian discourse in Yemen has grown increasingly heated. In a recent…