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 AsiaPeace talks in Kuwait: will they solve Yemen’s crisis?There is no doubt that the military stalemate is a major reason leading to the Kuwait negotiations. After 14 months...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCan the Saudi-led coalition win the war in Yemen?Those deciding for war in March 2015 gave little thought to Yemeni realities, military, logistic, topographic,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCan Yemenis escape?So what are Yemenis to do? Close the doors of their houses and slowly die of starvation and thirst? Or move en...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHumanitarian pauses in Yemen?To re-emphasise, it is now estimated that 80% of the country’s population, over 21 million people, are in need of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe war in YemenInternational media talk constantly of Huthi forces, but in reality the main military force in Yemen is now that of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe international community and the crisis in YemenIf Hadi is to build on the popularity he gained in recent days, he needs to prove that he is the rightful heir to...