Yemen
A Generation of Jihadists
Alongside new textbooks, authorities in Sanaa have organized summer camps, in-school festivals and other educational activities that orient students toward the battlefield. As Yemen’s conflict nears its second decade, the Houthis are striving to place the next generation on a war footing and have shown no qualms about sending underage soldiers into combat.
Yemen’s Brotherhood in Exile
After nearly a decade of war in Yemen, many leaders of the country’s Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Islah party live in Turkey, dependent on the fluctuating support of international allies. In exile, Islah is at one of the lowest points in its history, suffering from weakness, fragmentation and poor leadership.
Amid a Houthi Escalation, Iran’s Gray Zones Begin To Shrink
The ambiguous zones of deterrence that Iran and its allies have established around the Middle East have been shrinking significantly since Oct. 7. That could constrain the way the entire Tehran-backed axis responds to an escalating Gaza war.
Qat’s Vicious Environmental Cycle
The shrub has caught Yemen in a devilish vicious cycle: As drought intensifies, more farmers turn to qat, and environmental disaster gains speed. And as more farmers turn to qat, seeds that bear food are no longer sown, and Yemen’s hunger crisis grows.
Houthis and Somali Pirates in a Hijacking Whodunit
Piracy returned to the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa in November, after a strange constellation of events that had less to do with armed Somalis in skiffs and more to do with the war in Gaza.
Food Tells the Story of Postwar Aden
War isn’t everything in Yemen, but everything is impacted by the war. Back home, I struggle to find the right words to describe Aden, because despite the destruction on a scale that outstrips any other place I have visited, Aden is beautiful, historic and warm.
‘The Burdened’ Is Not Your Typical Yemeni Civil War Film
The 90-minute film offers an atypical narrative from the Middle East that is in stark contrast to the way the country is covered in Western media, with the typical emphasis on humanitarian issues featuring images of starving children.