Helen Lackner is a visiting fellow at ECFR. She has worked in all parts of Yemen since the 1970s and lived there for close to 15 years. She has written about the country’s political economy as well as social and economic issues. She works as a freelance rural development consultant in Yemen and elsewhere. Her recent books include 'Yemen in Crisis, the road to war' (Verso, 2019), US Paperback updated version of Yemen in Crisis: autocracy, neo-liberalism and the disintegration of a state (Saqi, London, 2017)
winner of the 2018 'Grand Prix de la Recherche' section of the 'Grand Prix of Literary Association
أزمة اليمن - الطريق إلى الحرب (المرايا) 2020
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisAfter six years of war, what is happening in Yemen?More than 80% of Yemenis live in poverty, yet international donors such as the UK are withdrawing aid
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaYemen: the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the war torn countryThe 5th anniversary of the war in Yemen is a time for stock taking about the changes in the past year and prospects...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaYemen Hopes and Expectations - Part 4: a looming environmental disasterRisk of a catastrophic oil spill, alarming water shortages and pollution, climate change, and other environmental...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaYemen’s hopes and expectations - Part 3: living conditions and humanitarian aidCorruption, war profiteering, and outrageous governance are deepening the severe humanitarian disaster in Yemen.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaYemen’s hopes and expectations - Part 2: Can Saudi Arabia leave Yemen?While Saudi Arabia seeks an exit from the Yemen war, it is deepening its involvement in the South instead.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaYemen’s hopes and expectations - Part 1: the Stockholm agreementWhat has been the outcome of the Stockholm agreement, a year after it was reached?