More: Yemen
2019 was a decade of defiance and dissent -The 2020s are likely to be no different
Like 2019, the new year and perhaps the new
decade is likely to be pockmarked by popular protest, particularly in the
Middle East and North Africa.
The...
Mending Gulf fences could weaken support for US sanctions against Iran
Saudi efforts to negotiate an end to the Yemen war in a bid to open a
dialogue with Iran could call into question continued Gulf...
Yemen: Federalization as an Alternative to War
In August 2019, the Yemen crises entered a new phase, essentially
turning into a tripartite conflict. The forces of the Southern Transitional
Council (STC) moved against...
Growing Tensions on the Road to Persian Gulf Security
The 14
September 2019 drone attacks on oil installations in eastern Saudi Arabia have
dimmed hope for U.S. - Iranian discussions aimed to reduce tensions and
potentially...
The drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil wells
In the
early morning of Saturday, September 14 last, at 3.31 and 3.42 a.m., the Yemeni
Houthi Shiite rebels supported by the Iranian "Revolutionary Guards"
- the...
Why is Iran meeting with Arab Gulf States?
KSA and UAE
differences on Syria and Yemen: Reasonable Differences or a Clash?
How the Media
Created an Impression of a Major Rift and Widened Misunderstandings
In recent
months,...
Yemen Conflict and OIC: The role of the powerful states
Authors: Muhammad Rizwan and Tajjalla
Munir*
Yemen is an important Muslim state located
on southern border of Saudi Arabia. It is situated adjacent to Red Sea, which
is...
War in Yemen: Enough is enough – what else?
The situation in Yemen has recently taken a bad turn both for Saudi
Arabia and its allies from the so-called “Arab NATO” - countries, which
formally...
UAE withdraws from Yemen: Managing alliances and reputational threats
A United Arab Emirates decision to withdraw the bulk of
its forces from Yemen shines a spotlight
on hard realities underlying Middle Eastern geopolitics.
The pullback suggests...
Saudis’ Yemeni headache won’t go away if and when the guns fall silent
These are tough times for Saudi Arabia.
The drama enveloping the killing of journalist Jamal
Khashoggi and the brutal way in which it was carried out...