• Two-State Solution.. in Yemen

    Two-State Solution.. in Yemen

    Once divided along Cold War fault lines, for over two decades Yemen was split between an anti-communist North and a Soviet-aligned South. The two sides united in 1990, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, into a single republic that promised stability, but soon unraveled into conflict.  Now, amid a grinding civil war and deepening divisions, one southern general is…

  • The Houthis’ project

    The Houthis’ project

    Yemen appears in every threat assessment, yet it is absent from the screens. What happens there does not stay there. Trade routes are affected, the regional balance of power is being rearranged, and political vacuums are filled by whoever holds the loudest weapon and the most forceful message. Understanding Yemen is not a local luxury.…

  • Starlink and Yemen’s Digital Sovereignty: Who Holds the Keys to the Internet?

    Starlink and Yemen’s Digital Sovereignty: Who Holds the Keys to the Internet?

    Most Yemenis won’t be able to read this article!  “My friend Khaled al-Faqih, a content creator in Lahj governorate, southern Yemen, told me – his voice brimming with surprise and delight – ‘This is the first time I’ve uploaded a full video without the internet cutting out halfway.’”  He was describing his first experience with…