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Dec 4, 2017

Saleh’s death in Yemen is a game changer

By Tarek Radwan

Earlier today, videos showing armed fighters carrying former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh’s body surfaced online and shocked the region. The General People’s Congress (GPC) confirmed that Saleh and Assistant Secretary General to the party Yasser al-Awadi were killed in a Houthi attack on one of his compounds. This turn of events holds tremendous implications […]

Yemen

In the News

Dec 4, 2017

Schwedler Joins Al Jazeera to Discuss Yemen After Killing of Ali Abdullah Saleh

By Jillian Schwedler

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Yemen

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Dec 4, 2017

Itani Quoted in ABC on Saudi Arabia’s Dangerous Gambit with Lebanon

By Faysal Itani

Middle East
Saudi Arabia

MENASource

Nov 30, 2017

Yemen: National reconciliation without foreign intervention

By Nabeel Khoury

It has become blatantly obvious that the Yemen tragedy will not end unless Riyadh decides to unilaterally cease fire and call for a peace roundtable, preferably in a neutral location such as Muscat or even Geneva. Washington could be a catalyst by prodding Saudi Arabia to put diplomacy first and becoming fully engaged in the […]

Yemen

MENASource

Nov 29, 2017

Protecting civilians: A humanitarian responsibility and necessity for ending Yemen’s war

By Jillian Schwedler

To say that Yemen is facing a humanitarian crisis is an understatement. Numerous agencies are struggling to provide aid to a population in desperate need, but aid can only be as effective as the willingness to protect Yemen’s civilian population. That willingness has been lacking on all sides of this multi-sided war. Without civilian protection, […]

Yemen

In the News

Nov 20, 2017

Blanford in The Hill: Saudi-Iranian Conflict Wreaking Havoc in Lebanon

By Nicholas Blanford

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Iran
Saudi Arabia

In the News

Nov 17, 2017

Hellyer Quoted in The Atlantic on Saudi Arabia and Islam

By H.A. Hellyer

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Nov 16, 2017

Vakhshouri Joins Platts to Discuss Saudi Arabia Oil Policy

By Sara Vakhshouri

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Nov 13, 2017

Itani Quoted in Vox on the Sudden Resignation of Lebanon’s Prime Minister

By Faysal Itani

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Iran
Middle East

In the News

Nov 11, 2017

Slavin Quoted in Al Jazeera on Saudi Arrests

By Barbara Slavin

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Saudi Arabia

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