Ahmed Al Salah
Ahmed Al Salah is a Saudi researcher with a master’s in political science from Northeastern University in Boston, specializing in international politics, identity politics and Gulf affairs. He currently serves as a research assistant in the Harvard University History Department and as a researcher with the Arab Political Science Network.
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Southern Separatist Fighters Are Driving Saudi Gains Against the Houthis
Saudi Arabia's latest military achievements in Yemen followed an unusual Saudi-Emirati meeting in Riyadh and relied heavily on the UAE-backed Giants Brigades, whose southern separatist loyalties complicate who benefits from the win.
Houthi Advance Threatens Saudi Deterrence
The group’s advances on Yemen's western coast and a drone attack on the East-West Pipeline have put Saudi Arabia under pressure at both Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab. With Iran's reach curtailed elsewhere, Yemen has become one of Tehran's most consequential levers against Riyadh.
From Caravan Traders to Corporate Boardrooms
Why does one area — Qassim — dominate the export trade in Saudi Arabia’s world-famous khalas dates? The answer lies in a historic merchant culture whose influence still shapes the Saudi economy today.
Is It Time for Saudi Arabia To Find New Yemeni Allies?
The collapse of the de facto Saudi-Houthi truce in July 2026 has reopened a question long treated as taboo in Gulf commentary: whether Riyadh's decade-long reliance on the internationally recognized Yemeni government still serves its interests, or whether the Southern Transitional Council should be given a larger role.