Yemen

The civil war in Yemen continues with no solution in sight. The Saudi-UAE led coalition versus the Houthis has shown signs of fracture, particularly in the secessionist southern region, and United Nations-mediated talks have achieved some small successes. The humanitarian crisis—named by the United Nations as the most catastrophic humanitarian crisis in the world—continues to spiral and a resolution to the conflict remains out of reach.

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In the News

Jan 29, 2018

Stein Joins Defense One to Discuss the War in Yemen

By Aaron Stein

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In the News

Jan 11, 2018

Khoury Joins Al Jazeera to Discuss Houthi Rebels in Yemen

By Nabeel Khoury

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MENASource

Jan 3, 2018

Is a political solution still possible in Yemen?

By Afrah Nasser

The end of Saleh-Houthi alliance marks a new chapter in Yemen’s intractable conflict. Two weeks after Saleh’s death, warring parties intensified their military escalation, increasing an already abominable human cost. Despite Saleh’s legacy of subversive tactics and coercion, his death undermines efforts to resolve the conflict. The Houthis, an irrational movement lacking in political experience, make […]

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In the News

Dec 19, 2017

Khoury Quoted in Think Progress on Houthi Rebels Firing Missile at Riyadh Following Saudi Airstrikes

By Nabeel Khoury

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In the News

Dec 11, 2017

Khoury Quoted in Al Arabiya on Why Yemen is Back on the US Agenda

By Nabeel Khoury

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In the News

Dec 7, 2017

Alyahya in The National: Saleh Has Lost the Battle, but the Houthis May Have Lost the War

By Mohammed Khalid Alyahya

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In the News

Dec 6, 2017

Alyahya Quoted in WSJ on Yemen War

By Mohammed Khalid Alyahya

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New Atlanticist

Dec 5, 2017

Iranian-Backed Houthis Just Caused a Self-Inflicted Wound by Killing Yemen’s Former President

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The death of Yemen’s former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, at the hands of his former Houthi allies will weaken the Iranian-backed rebels, according to Nabeel Khoury, a nonresident senior fellow in the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. “The demise of Saleh now actually weakens the Houthis’ military and makes them less […]

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MENASource

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 […]

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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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Experts

Fellow

Osamah Al Rawhani

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Middle East Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

Fellow

Eric Alter

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Arabic French

Fellow

Khaled H. Alyemany

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Arabic Middle East

Expert

Jon Wilks

Distinguished Fellow, Transatlantic Project

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Crisis Management