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The Thorny Relationship between Yemen’s Government and the Southern Transitional Council
May 3, 2023In Yemen, the Southern Movement calling for separation between the North and South of Yemen is controversial. For those who oppose it, it is a simple secession…
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Negotiations between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis to End the War in Yemen
Apr 30, 2023The Houthis have been conducting negotiations with a Saudi delegation headed by the Saudi ambassador to the internationally recognized Yemeni government, Moham…
- Policy AnalysisThe Arab WorldUS Foreign Policy
US Middle East Policy: The Trump-Biden Doctrine in Action
Mar 22, 2023Charles W. DunneAll US presidents, it seems, need their own foreign policy “doctrine.” President James Monroe famously started the trend in 1823, and many others—Truman, Eisen…
- Policy Analysis
Yemen and the Saudi-Iran Rapprochement
Mar 22, 2023In the closing scene of the 1942 film Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart, walking off into the fog with his occasional nemesis as they plan their next move together, …
- Policy AnalysisYemenConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Oman’s Interests and Role in the Conflict in Yemen
Mar 14, 2023Afrah NasserIn the course of the conflict in Yemen, Oman’s role has evolved substantially and in various ways. Currently, expectations are high that the sultanate will be …
- Policy AnalysisYemenInternational Law
Child Soldiers in Yemen: Cannon Fodder for an Unnecessary War
Feb 2, 2023Afrah NasserRecruitment of children as actual or auxiliary soldiers in Yemen’s ongoing war is one of the most dire developments in the conflict since its initial eruption …
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Yemen in Limbo: No War, Yet Still No Peace
Dec 15, 2022Afrah Nasser discusses the current stalemate in Yemen following the expiration of a UN-sponsored ceasefire agreement, looking at actions by all parties to the …
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The Flaws and Failures of International Humanitarian Aid to Yemen
Oct 20, 2022In a July 2022 report on the UN’s humanitarian response to the crisis in Yemen, the UN Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluation Steering Group concluded that “the …
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Yemen’s Prospects for Unity Are Uncertain after Many Years of War
Jul 28, 2022In 2018, the United Nations Security Council’s Panel of Experts on Yemen suggested that the Yemeni State had begun to fragment as a result of a conflict that i…
- Washington Policy Weekly
Momentum Builds for Peace in Yemen as Biden Balances Saudi Ties
Jun 13, 2022Peace talks between the Houthis and the internationally-recognized Presidential Leadership Council continue to be held in Oman under the auspices of the UN. In…
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The Biden Administration Is Struggling to Develop a Middle East Strategy
Jun 10, 2022Despite the declining capacity of the United States to shape the Middle East’s strategic architecture, it is unlikely that effective regional solutions to secu…
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Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council Offers Hope Amid Uncertainty
May 24, 2022The surprise resignation of Yemeni President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi in early April and his immediate replacement by an eight-member Presidential Leadership Coun…