March 18, 2021
Ten years ago, on March 19, 2011, I walked into a tent in the antigovernment protest encampment in Sanaa, Yemen, known as Change Square. I...
Reportage
December 14, 2018
The eyes of the world, and most certainly those of Yemen’s severely traumatized populous, have been fixed on the peace consultations in...
Conversations
July 18, 2018
As Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates continue their calamitous assault on Yemen's lifeline - the Red Sea port of Hodeidah,...
Opinion
February 7, 2018
I woke up late, as usual, my days a mix of sleep, worry and joblessness. I sat in front of the TV trying to catch the latest news on the...
Conversations
June 13, 2017
On the night of June 9, Saudi-led coalition jets conducted huge airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, which had been relatively quiet in...
podcast
April 2, 2017
On the night of March 16, 2017, fifty kilometers off the coast of Hudaydah in Yemen, thirty-two innocent refugees and migrants fleeing for...
Reportage
September 15, 2016
Peace Direct’s local peace building expert for Yemen (and previous Warscapes contributor), Ahmed Al-Yemeni, recently returned home after 12...
Opinion
May 17, 2016
On August 29, 2012, in Yemen’s eastern Hadhramaut province, a U.S. drone struck the village of Khashamir. The strike allegedly killed...
blog
April 17, 2016
As the UK government continues to sell arms to Saudi Arabia despite warnings from human rights groups that British-made weapons are being...