Foreign Policy Essay
Khalid Batarfi and the Future of AQAP
Gregory D. Johnsen Sun, Mar 22, 2020, 10:00 AM
The new leader of al-Qaeda's Yemen-based franchise inherits a weakened organization.
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Foreign Policy Essay
Lessons From the UAE War in Yemen
Michael Knights Sun, Aug 18, 2019, 10:00 AM
Editor’s Note: Yemen's civil war has dragged on for years, and the destruction and suffering there intensified after the Saudi and UAE intervention in 2015. Although Riyadh's role gets far more attention than Abu Dhabi's, it was UAE forces that often had the biggest impact on the ground. Earlier this year, however, the UAE announced it was suddenly ending its intervention. Michael Knights of the Washington Institute spent considerable time with UAE forces in Yemen, and he assesses the lessons that the UAE is learning, and should learn, from its intervention.
Middle East Ticker
Saudi Arabia Responds to Human Rights Criticism by Expelling Canadian Ambassador
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Aug 7, 2018, 10:00 AM
Saudi Arabia Expels Canadian Ambassador After Accusing Her of Interfering in Saudi Politics
Middle East Ticker
Middle East Ticker: Turkey Cracks Down at Home and Abroad, Iraq Caught in Middle of Syria’s Proxy War, and Saudi Arabia Sends Mixed Messages in Yemen
J. Dana Stuster Tue, May 2, 2017, 10:41 AM
Gloves Come Off in Turkey After Erdogan’s Constitutional Referendum
Middle East Ticker
U.S. May Deploy More Troops to Syria, Iran’s Presidential Campaign Season Begins, and Experts Warn against U.S. Escalation in Yemen
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Apr 25, 2017, 11:43 AM
Trump Says Fighting Islamic State in Syria May Require More U.S. Troops
counterterrorism
The Administration's New Electronics Ban Is a Case Study in Credibility
J. Dana Stuster Thu, Mar 23, 2017, 11:07 AM
The first news of the new U.S. ban on large electronics in the passenger cabins of flights from 10 airports in the Middle East broke in the form of a tweet from Royal Jordanian Airlines on Monday. Without immediate corroboration from the Department of Homeland Security, at least one analyst wondered if the airline’s account had been hacked.
Middle East Ticker
U.S. Deploys More Troops to Syria, Trump Loosens Rules for Counterterrorism Operations, and Turkey Feuds with Europe ahead of Referendum
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Mar 14, 2017, 11:20 AM
New Deployment of U.S. Troops Heads to Syria
Middle East Ticker
The United States Escalates in Yemen, the U.S.-backed Rebels in Syria Cut Raqqa’s Lifeline, and the Saudis Try a Charm Offensive
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Mar 7, 2017, 9:00 AM
The United States is Escalating One of Its Wars in Yemen
Middle East Ticker
U.S. Sanctions Iran after Missile Test, U.S. Escalating Fight in Yemen, and Israel Clears One Settlement But Promises More
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Feb 7, 2017, 10:30 AM
U.S.-Iran Tensions Escalate with Tit-for-Tat Missile Tests and Sanctions
Podcast
Episode 2 of the National Security Law Podcast: Immigration Constraints, Ground Ops in Yemen...
Robert Chesney Thu, Feb 2, 2017, 10:50 AM
Still no music, but Steve Vladeck and I have posted Episode 2 of our new National Security Law Podcast, “If You Thought That Last Executive Order Was Controversial…”
In it, we discuss President Trump’s new Executive Order on immigration, last weekend’s use of military force in Yemen, and . . . our predictions for the Super Bowl and President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court (we recorded yesterday afternoon; Steve's predictions are better than mine, it turns out).