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Oct 3, 2019

Khoury quoted in Al Jazeera on the Houthis’ capture of three Saudi brigades

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

Conflict Non-Traditional Threats

New Atlanticist

Sep 14, 2019

After Houthi drone attack, everyone should take a deep breath

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Kirsten Fontenrose</span>

The ten-drone attack on Aramco’s Abqaiq facility in Saudi Arabia on September 14 is a sign that the Houthis suffer from false confidence. Snubbing talks and launching attacks is not a way to garner sympathy from the United States or the international community.

Geopolitics & Energy Security Saudi Arabia

EnergySource

Aug 26, 2019

Onboard the FSO SAFER: A preview

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Rohini Ralby, Dr. David Soud, and Dr. Ian Ralby</span>

For over a year, I.R. Consilium, a family-owned global consultancy on maritime and resource security, has been monitoring the potentially disastrous situation involving the Safer, a tanker converted into a floating storage and offloading facility (FSO) off the coast of Yemen, and we have been working to motivate action on the matter before it reaches […]

Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

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Aug 25, 2019

Ralby quoted in The Khaleej Times on oil tanker off Yemen coast

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

Oil and Gas The Gulf

In the News

Aug 12, 2019

Khoury quoted in the Express on Yemen

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

Conflict International Norms

EnergySource

Jul 28, 2019

Gaming out the disaster: What could go wrong with the FSO Safer

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Dr. David Soud, Rohini Ralby, and Dr. Ian Ralby</span>

In April, we sounded the alarm about how the Safer, an oil tanker converted into a floating storage and offloading facility (FSO) near the Red Sea coast of Yemen and filled with an estimated 1.1 million barrels of crude oil, was not only structurally deteriorating but might actually explode. In the past week, news outlets around […]

Geopolitics & Energy Security Middle East

New Atlanticist

Jul 19, 2019

US-Iran tensions reignite following another drone incident

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >David A. Wemer</span>

As the number of attacks and close calls continues to climb in the volatile region, risks of wider conflict are mounting and soon could be difficult for all sides to control.

Drones Iran

In the News

Jun 24, 2019

Khoury Quoted in Lobe Log on Sudan’s Role in Yemen

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Nabeel Khoury</span>

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Sudan Yemen

New Atlanticist

Jun 21, 2019

Open source investigators set their sights on Saudi airstrikes in Yemen

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Ashish Kumar Sen</span>

Bellingcat and the Global Legal Action Network are using open source information to investigate airstrikes carried out by the Saudi-led coalition on civilian targets and critical infrastructure in Yemen.

Disinformation The Gulf

New Atlanticist

May 14, 2019

Attacks on Saudi oil stations raise tensions in volatile Gulf

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >David A. Wemer</span>

Drones purportedly flown by Houthi rebels in Yemen attacked Saudi oil pumping stations on May 14, creating a new flash point in a region already on edge over rising tensions between the United States and Iran.

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Osamah Al Rawhani

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