Articles on Yemen
Inertia on the Red Sea coast: Will Yemen’s political process collapse? (Commentary)
Adam Baron - 15 March 2019
Three months after the signing of the Stockholm Agreement, a frail hope of de-escalation in Yemen remains - but only if the warring parties soon implement its key measures.
The end of the post-Khashoggi era? Europe's collapsing unity on Saudi Arabia (Commentary)
Julien Barnes-Dacey - 06 March 2019
As key EU member states quietly resume their strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia, Europe's unified position towards the Kingdom, together with its leverage over it, has begun to fray.
Out of Stockholm: Diplomacy and de-escalation in Yemen (Commentary)
Adam Baron - 15 January 2019
More than three years after a Saudi-led military coalition and its Yemeni allies captured Aden, the city remains shrouded in the marks of war
The road to Uppsala: Opportunity and urgency in Yemen (Commentary)
Adam Baron - 11 December 2018
This past weekend, the first steps toward political dialogue in Yemen took place in Sweden; but with a large part of the country on the brink of famine, a sense of urgency remains
Hudayda’s collapsing stalemate: A new act in the Yemen war (Commentary)
Adam Baron - 14 November 2018
Stockholm is set to host peace talks later this month to end the war in Yemen, but those may now be postponed due to a new outbreak of violence in the country
Yemen’s diplomatic discord (Commentary)
Adam Baron - 12 September 2018
After the collapse of planned consultations in Geneva, a new round of formal peace talks seems unlikely before the end of the year.
Hudayda on the brink: A turning point in Yemen’s war? (Commentary)
James Firebrace - 15 August 2018
The Yemeni port of Hudayda must be protected, or the war will spill outside of the country's borders
Port in a Decisive Storm: The battle for Hudayda (Commentary)
Adam Baron - 21 June 2018
As the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen fights to take control of Hudayda, the city's future remains clouded
The Importance of Being Envoy: Advice to the new UN Representative to Yemen (Commentary)
Adam Baron - 11 April 2018
Martin Griffiths has an opportunity to serve as a bridge between international and regional actors and to benefit from European diplomatic initiatives.
Saleh’s dramatic death returns Yemen to the spotlight (Commentary)
Adam Baron - 05 December 2017
The former president’s death makes diplomatic engagement all the more difficult, but also underlines the folly of leaving Yemen on the backburner.