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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Apr 21, 2016

Keeping the Possibility of Peace in Yemen Alive

By Jillian Schwedler

The talks at the GCC summit this week provide an opportunity for President Barack Obama to address the war and humanitarian crisis in Yemen. The delegation representing the Houthis and ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh’s General People’s Congress (GPC) delegations finally turned up today for peace talks in Kuwait, but the prospects for ending the […]

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MENASource

Apr 19, 2016

Three Questions That Could Make or Break Yemen’s Peace Talks

By Daniel DePetris

The beginning of a UN-mediated ceasefire in Yemen on April 10 comes at a critical time for Yemeni, Gulf Arab, and UN diplomats. For the first time since December 2015, the warring parties are preparing for the resumption of comprehensive, face-to-face peace talks. As it stands, the talks have already been delayed due to ongoing […]

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MENASource

Apr 5, 2016

What the Yemen Cabinet Shakeup Means

By Jillian Schwedler

Yemeni President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi’s seemingly sudden reshuffle in the Yemeni government on Sunday raised a number of questions surrounding his motivation while underlining the difficult road ahead if Yemen’s war is to end in the next few months.

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In the News

Apr 4, 2016

Pham Quoted by the Maritime Executive on Regional Geopolitics between Yemen and Saudi Arabia in the Gulf of Aden

By J. Peter Pham

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MENASource

Mar 29, 2016

Yemenis Express Resolve and Pride in Anti-Saudi Demonstrations

By Jillian Schwedler

Tens of thousands of Yemenis took to the streets in Sanaa on Sautrday to express their resounding opposition to the Saudi-led war. Organized on the first anniversary of the start of the Saudi air campaign, the massive turnout represented a rebuke of the Saudi intervention, which has led to more than 6,000 deaths, pushed the […]

Yemen

In the News

Mar 27, 2016

Pham Quoted by Jewish Press on Terrorist Networks in Libya and Yemen

By J. Peter Pham

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MENASource

Mar 15, 2016

Is Saudi Arabia Backed into a Corner?

By Jillian Schwedler

The Houthis and Saudis have been talking in Riyadh for months, not only recently as suggested by reports last week. But formal peace talks failed as the kingdom insisted on the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 2216, which calls for a full surrender of the Houthis. What led to the breakthrough of the […]

Yemen

MENASource

Feb 29, 2016

Is the Houthi-Saleh Alliance Cracking?

By Jillian Schwedler

Tens of thousands of Yemenis took to the streets over the past few weeks to commemorate the 2011 uprising against the regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh. Although the largest demonstrations were in Taiz, a Houthi-led march in Sana’a raised the most intriguing political questions.

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MENASource

Feb 29, 2016

Yemen and the “Man on Horseback”

By Nabeel Khoury

Yemeni President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi, currently residing in Riyadh, has appointed General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar to the post of Deputy Commander of Yemen’s Armed Forces—in essence giving him official command of the portion of Yemen’s military still loyal to President Hadi.

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Feb 16, 2016

Slavin in Voice of America: Yemen Teeters on ‘Fringes of Famine,’ Top US Aid Official Says

By Barbara Slavin

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