Aaron Edwards is a senior lecturer in defence and international affairs at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and the author of Mad Mitch’s Tribal Law: Aden and the End of Empire (Mainstream/Transworld, 2014). Opinions expressed are his own.
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Published in: openSecurityYemen at warWith a humanitarian crisis mounting in Yemen, Saudi Arabia has eased its military pressure—for the moment.
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Published in: openSecurityYemen's frail faultlinesThe seizure of power in Sanaa by Houthi rebels has alerted the world to the crisis in Yemen. But it never really went away.
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Published in: openSecurityYemen: descent into anarchyWith the resignation of its president and prime minister, Yemen lacks the capacity to steer its political transition...
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Published in: openSecurityISIS: the spreading cancerSometimes states exaggerate the threat posed by violence from non-state forces. With ISIS in Iraq and Syria,...
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Published in: HomeYemen: a state born of conflictYemen has slipped well down the global agenda—behind Israel-Palestine, Syria and Iraq—but, as security deteriorates,...
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Published in: openSecurityIs ISIS on the march in Iraq?The remarkable resurgence of Sunni-fundamentalist violence in Iraq has taken the west by surprise, yet it is a...