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June 30, 2016
Dr David Roberts, Lecturer, Defence Studies Department, King’s College London and former Director, Qatar office of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies
TIME: 18:00-19:00, Wednesday 29th June 2016
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June 29, 2016
Dr David Roberts, Lecturer, Defence Studies Department, King’s College London and former Director, Qatar office of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies
TIME: 18:00-19:00, Wednesday 29th June 2016
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February 10, 2016
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December 16, 2015
TIME: 10:30-11:30, Wednesday 16th December 2015
VENUE: Committee Room 15, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
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Dr. Jacques Neriah, former Diplomatic and Political Adviser to the late PM Yitzhak Rabin
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April 10, 2015
Originally published in Voice of America
The tentative framework on Iran’s nuclear program agreed to this month is in renewed doubt over when Western sanctions should be lifted. But many analysts say the progress made offers an opportunity for both Tehran …
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March 24, 2015
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January 22, 2015
Originally published in the Hudson Institute’s Current Trends in Islamist Ideology Journal
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is a grave security threat to both Yemen and the West. This was most devastatingly proved on January 7, 2015, when the group …
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January 13, 2015
Originally published in The Wall Street Journal
Two major terrorist atrocities were committed on Wednesday. Events in Paris received more coverage, but the other attack, in Yemen, also deserves scrutiny. The two incidents are more closely linked than they might first …
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December 8, 2014
Originally published in US News
‘Al-Qaida militants in Yemen may have lost hostages and the prospect of ransom money in recent days, but a bloody and ultimately unsuccessful U.S. commando rescue attempt guaranteed the extremists at least one thing: continued relevance.
Captured American photojournalist …
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April 10, 2014
A new Henry Jackson Society Report – The Arab Spring: An Assessment Three Years On – examines the ways in which the Arab Spring has affected the citizens of countries across the Middle East and North Africa, and assesses the impact on countries three years …
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September 26, 2012
President Hadi recently departed Yemen to undertake a foreign tour, meeting key allies and Western leaders. President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron both recently met Hadi, as did the Jordanian King.
Top of the list of any discussion between the U.S. …
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August 8, 2012
US policy in Yemen does not always get the best press. To most it is associated with drones, seen as too wrapped up in security and counterterrorism, with no thought given to development and governance issues.
There is an element of …
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March 14, 2012
CNN has a new piece reporting on some of the latest security developments in Yemen. The article ends with a recent ominous quote from al-Qaeda’s Fahd al Quso, who is asked why the group have stopped attacks on western targets. …
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March 7, 2012
It has been a bad week for new Yemeni President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi and a good week for the jihadists. The military suffered severe losses to Ansar al-Sharia, a group closely linked to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, over …
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February 22, 2012
Yemenis have been taking to the voting booths over the last 24 hours to put their seal of approval on the transfer of power from Ali Abdullah Saleh to his deputy, Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi.
This wasn’t really an election as …
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November 24, 2011
After months of protest – in which hundreds have been killed – Ali Abdullah Saleh has finally resigned the presidency of Yemen at a signing ceremony in Saudi Arabia.
Saleh – who has been in power for over three decades – …
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September 30, 2011
Anwar al-Awlaki joins the ever-growing list of al-Qaeda leaders who have finally achieved the martyrdom to which they aspired. Precise details of his death have yet to be released, but it is almost certain that it was a U.S. missile …
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Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born al-Qaeda cleric, has just been killed in Yemen, according to both Yemeni defence ministry and US officials. This represents the harshest blow to al-Qaeda’s global movement since the assassination of Osama bin Laden in May. Although not …
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August 26, 2011
Militants of al-Qaeda’s franchise in Somalia, al-Shabaab, may be crossing into Yemen to help fight with al-Qaeda operatives there.
Read more about this here.
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August 17, 2011
An Iranian vessel heading to Yemen was intercepted off the coast of Mumbai over the weekend. According to NBC News, weapons, food and other supplies were found on the ship. U.S. officials believe that Iran may have been shipping goods to the …
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June 27, 2011
There are optimistic noises coming out of Yemen regarding any future US policy there. One of the main concerns being voiced within the US was what would happen in the fight against al-Qaeda there once President Saleh gave in to …
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June 22, 2011
Frederick Kagan today cites some interesting analysis from an ‘expert in the Arab world living in the region’ for the American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Projects on Yemen on the al-Qaeda’s ambitions in the region. It is reproduced in full below.
Having watched with …
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June 17, 2011
For those wondering what form of government those demonstrating in the streets in Yemen are demanding, I would strongly recommend this interesting article in The Guardian today by Dr Tariq Aldoais, an activist and doctor in the Yemeni youth revolution. It is a …
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