Yemen

Biden’s broken promise on Yemen

Annelle R. Sheline and Bruce Riedel

Thursday, September 16, 2021

This camp is managed by both the state and humanitarian organizations, and the displaced people have found a more normal life here than elsewhere / The UNHCR official makes the children repeat certain phrases.The region of Cabo Delgado, in the northeast of Mozambique, has been experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian drama for the past 4 years. Al-Shabab jihadists affiliated with the Islamic State since 2019 are wreaking havoc there. This armed group terrorizes the different ethnic groups while carrying out coordinated and simultaneous attacks against public institutions. To date, more than 2,800 people have been killed.In Pemba, the capital of the region and a former tourist town, the humanitarian situation has continued to deteriorate. The town's population has doubled. The displaced are piling up on the beaches or waiting in buildings requisitioned by the state before being rehoused.Camps are multiplying throughout the region. The inhabitants are totally dependent on humanitarian aid. The conditions are precarious, between insecurity, extreme poverty and the beginning of famine.Where: Montepuez, Cabo Delgado, MozambiqueWhen: 28 Apr 2021Credit: Chris Huby/Le Pictorium/Cover Images

Events of last six months show fragile countries must remain priority for the US and its allies

Alexandre Marc and Bruce Jones

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Syrian artist Khaled Barakeh, 44, stands amid his installation "The Muted Demonstration" outside a Koblenz court during the first trial against suspected members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's security services for crimes against humanity, in Koblenz, Germany, July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

How Western policymakers can engage the new Arab diasporas

Noha Aboueldahab

Friday, July 16, 2021

Dragon's Blood trees (L) and Socotran "desert roses" stand on a hillside in the protected area of Homhill on Socotra island February 1, 2008. Socotra is located in the Arabian Sea, 380 km (238 miles) south of mainland Yemen and 80 km west of the Horn of Africa. The Socotra islands, which harbour many unique species of birds and plants, may gain UNESCO recognition in July as a world natural heritage site. Picture taken on February 1, 2008. To match feature YEMEN-SOCOTRA REUTERS/Alistair Lyon/Files (YEMEN)

Saudi Arabia and the UAE consolidating strategic positions in Yemen’s east and islands

Bruce Riedel

Friday, May 28, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Smoke billows from the site of Saudi-led air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen March 7, 2021. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo

The end of Yemen

Gregory D. Johnsen

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Soldiers ride on the back of a patrol truck during the burial of Brigadier General Abdul-Ghani Shaalan, Commander of the Special Security Forces in Marib who was killed in recent fighting with Houthi fighters in Marib, Yemen February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Ali Owidha

Getting Yemen’s Houthis to “yes” on a ceasefire

Bruce Riedel

Monday, March 1, 2021

Campaigners from Amnesty International carrying a batch of five giant dummy missiles to Downing Street in London, to highlight the UK governmentâs refusal to halt exports of UK-manufactured arms to Saudi Arabia, despite the clear risk that they could be used to commit war crimes in Yemen.

It’s time to stop US arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Bruce Riedel

Thursday, February 4, 2021

The al-Shaab mosque, previously named after the slain former Yemeni President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, is pictured in Sanaa, Yemen March 27, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

A pragmatic view on Yemen’s Houthis

Bruce Riedel

Monday, January 11, 2021

Honor guards carry coffins of Houthi fighters killed in recent fighting against forces of the internationally-recognized government, during a funeral in Sanaa, Yemen November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

How labeling Yemen’s Houthis as terrorists would harm civilians

Gregory D. Johnsen

Monday, November 30, 2020

Houthi fighters man a machine gun mounted on a military truck as they parade during a gathering of Houthi loyalists on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

The mistake of designating the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization

Gregory D. Johnsen

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

A girl walks near her house destroyed in an air strike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition in Faj Attan village, Sanaa, Yemen December 13, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

Yemen’s children: A crisis within a crisis

Omer Karasapan

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Children look at wreckage of a vehicle oil and tires store hit by Saudi-led air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Ending the Yemen war is both a strategic and humanitarian imperative

John R. Allen and Bruce Riedel

Monday, November 16, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during family photo session with other leaders and attendees at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Saudi Arabia’s current state of affairs

Bruce Riedel

Friday, September 11, 2020

Security men wearing protective masks stand on a street during a 24-hour curfew amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sanaa, Yemen May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Yemen’s disaster becomes “cataclysmic”

Bruce Riedel

Monday, July 6, 2020

On June 23, 2020, Bruce Riedel participated in a panel discussion on the newly published book, “Global, Regional, and Local Dynamics in the Yemen Crisis,” for which he contributed a chapter.

Bruce Riedel

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Soldiers from the Saudi-led coalition secure a street pavement in Yemen's southern port city of Aden September 27, 2015. As Gulf-backed forces assemble in Marib province east of Sanaa ahead of a widely expected thrust towards the Houthi-held capital, the fate of Aden and its hinterland may offer a glimpse at whether some form of central government can be resurrected. To match Insight YEMEN-SECURITY/ADEN REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Governments are busy tackling COVID-19. So why are so many still doing arms deals?

Noha Aboueldahab

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Security men wearing protective masks stand on a street during a 24-hour curfew amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sanaa, Yemen May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo

Yemen and COVID-19: The pandemic exacts its devastating toll

Omer Karasapan

Monday, June 15, 2020

TABUK, SAUDI ARABIA- Police and military carry out health checks on drivers as a preventive measure against the coronavirus in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia on April 14, 2020. King Salman of Saudi Arabia extended the curfew throughout the country until new notice due to the spread of the new Covid-19 coronavirus, as reported on Sunday (12) by the Interior Ministry. Saudi Arabia placed its capital Riyadh and other major cities under a 24-hour curfew, blocking much of the population from stopping the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.

As a global economic crisis wreaks havoc on Saudi Arabia, the kingdom should reduce military spending

Bruce Riedel

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Southern Yemeni separatist security members patrol a street during a campaign to seize unlicensed motorcycles in Aden, Yemen December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman/File Photo

Following the separatist takeover of Yemen’s Aden, no end is in sight

Bruce Riedel

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

UN envoy Martin Griffiths leaves after a news conference on Yemen talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland September 8, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

A renewed call for indigenous-led conflict resolution in the Arab states

Tuesday, April 28, 2020