A new Chatham House briefing paper co-authored by Ginny Hill examines the relationships between Yemen and its Gulf neighbors as political change sweeps the region.
Yemen: In a Fragile State
Ginny Hill is a British freelance journalist, writing and broadcasting on Yemen. She has reported for the BBC and NPR.
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Visiting Saudi Arabia for talks with Deputy Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Naif this week.
The executive order signed by President Barack Obama on 22 January 2009 commits
Nasser al Bahri, 36 years old, calmly disclaims all names given to him: "terrorist" by the United States, "infidel" by Islamists, embarrassing persona for Yemeni authorities, and role model for t
Barack Obama's foreign-policy advisers must be hoping that Yemen's president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, is ready to pull a rabbit out of his mashadda. If Obama is determined to close Guantanamo when he takes office, he'll have to strike a deal with Saleh over repatriation conditions for dozens of Yemeni men who are currently stuck in diplomatic limbo.
The British think-tank Chatham House (also known as the Royal Institute of International Affairs) published my paper on Yemen last week.
Go to Chatham House.org to download the paper.
Chatham House, Thursday 20 November, 12:00-13:00
Please note that the meeting will be held on the record.
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Ginny Hill is a British freelance journalist, writing and broadcasting on Yemen.
She has reported for the BBC and NPR. Her articles have appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, the Independent,...