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Jan 22, 2015

Greenfield: “The Desire to Avoid Civil War Has Been Very Profound”

By Danya Greenfield

USA Today quotes Rafik Hariri Center Deputy Director Danya Greenfield on the leadership crisis in Yemen:

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MENASource

Jan 21, 2015

Missing the Roots of the Crisis in Yemen

By MENASource

Hope for Yemen’s political transition suffered a major blow over the past two days as Houthi rebels shelled the presidential palace and put President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi, a key US ally, under house arrest. Yemen’s Information Minister Nadia Sakkaf reported that Hadi had lost all control over the country, including in the capital, Sana’a.

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New Atlanticist

Jan 21, 2015

In Yemen, a US Policy Focused on Drones Missed the Roots of Instability and Terror

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US and Allies Need to Help Build Economy, Governance, and Justice, Analyst Says The chaos in Yemen underscores that the United States and its allies need a comprehensive security and economic strategy for that country, says Atlantic Council analyst Danya Greenfield. Yemen’s decline, marked yesterday as Shiite tribesmen besieged the presidential offices, has given new […]

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MENASource

Jan 16, 2015

Yemen and Syria: Making the Same Mistakes Twice

By Danya Greenfield and Faysal Itani

The recent statement from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in Yemen claiming responsibility for directing the brutal Paris attack should refocus some attention on the shortsighted approach of current US counterterrorism efforts across the region.

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Jan 16, 2015

Greenfield on Counterterrorism Operations in Yemen

By Danya Greenfield

Rafik Hariri Center Deputy Director Danya Greenfield joins NPR Morning Edition to discuss the presence of Al Qaeda in Yemen and counterterrorism efforts there:

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New Atlanticist

Jan 14, 2015

Yemen-Based Group’s Claim of Paris Attack May Boost Its Ability to Strike the West

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Al-Qaeda Affiliate Could Bolster Recruitment, Resources, Pavel Says The claim by al Qaeda’s franchise in Yemen that it was behind the terrorist attacks in Paris last week, if true, would boost the group’s ability to plan similar attacks in the West, according to Atlantic Council analyst Barry Pavel.

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In the News

Jan 14, 2015

Greenfield on Al Qaeda in Yemen

By Danya Greenfield

Rafik Hariri Center Deputy Director Danya Greenfield joins AirTalk to discuss Al Qaeda in Yemen and the attack at the “Charlie Hebdo” office in Paris:

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Jan 7, 2015

Greenfield on the “Turning Point” in Yemen

By Danya Greenfield

Bloomberg quotes Rafik Hariri Center Deputy Director Danya Greenfield on the recent bombing at the police academy in Yemen’s capital: 

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MENASource

Dec 10, 2014

Reading Saudi Tea Leaves in Yemen

By Danya Greenfield and Owen Daniels

The international press reported on December 4 that Saudi Arabia had suspended most financial aid to Yemen as a result of the Houthi movement’s ongoing occupation of Sana’a. As the most overt Saudi policy move in Yemen since the northern Houthis captured the capital in mid-September, it set off a chain of worrying political and […]

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In the News

Nov 26, 2014

Hariri Center Event Cited in Dow Jones

By Atlantic Council

Dow Jones cites an event on Yemen hosted by the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center:

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