As the Houthis attack Saudi ships and infrastructure, Riyadh faces an increasingly difficult choice: absorb the blows to stay out of the Iran war or retaliate and risk a dangerous escalation
Cinzia Bianco welcomes Yasmeen Al-Eryani and Maysaa Shuja al-Deen to unpack the recent developments around Yemen and what they mean for Europe
The United States has now ended its campaign of airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi movement, having achieved little military success and instead playing into Houthi attempts to consolidate domestic control
The US and UK strike on Houthi targets in Yemen has done little to deter the Iranian-backed group from its attacks in the Red Sea. Europeans should instead launch their own maritime operation, engage in diplomacy, and call for a ceasefire in Gaza
The normalisation of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran has provided welcome impetus towards peace in Yemen. But resolving the regional dimension of the conflict should not come at the expense of inclusive, intra-Yemeni negotiations under UN auspices
Europeans should resist the temptation of short-term fixes and adopt a longer-term approach to supporting Yemen
The EU should provide targeted support to local communities and organisations in Yemen. This would help sustain the ceasefire and restore Europeans’ credibility in the country
The current truce in Yemen could lead to negotiations on a long-term ceasefire. But this would require greater concessions by the Houthis and sustained diplomatic engagement from regional powers such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Iran
This event will consider how women peace-builders in Yemen are providing essential gender-responsive humanitarian and peacemaking support
European states should now increase conditional engagement with the Houthis, looking to widen political and humanitarian space on the ground
Europeans should resist the temptation of short-term fixes and adopt a longer-term approach to supporting Yemen
European states should now increase conditional engagement with the Houthis, looking to widen political and humanitarian space on the ground
The European Union should continue to support development and state-building in Yemen and develop platforms on which southerners can achieve self-determination
The northern province can act as a model for the rest of the country, if international actors, including Europe, learn its lessons
France sees the MENA region as a state for foreign policy and great power politics and an opportunity to shape global politics and punch above its weight
The ‘forgotten war’ of Yemen is now matching the headline-grabbing conflict in Syria in its severity, and can no longer be ignored by European governments
As the Houthis attack Saudi ships and infrastructure, Riyadh faces an increasingly difficult choice: absorb the blows to stay out of the Iran war or retaliate and risk a dangerous escalation
The United States has now ended its campaign of airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi movement, having achieved little military success and instead playing into Houthi attempts to consolidate domestic control
The US and UK strike on Houthi targets in Yemen has done little to deter the Iranian-backed group from its attacks in the Red Sea. Europeans should instead launch their own maritime operation, engage in diplomacy, and call for a ceasefire in Gaza
The normalisation of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran has provided welcome impetus towards peace in Yemen. But resolving the regional dimension of the conflict should not come at the expense of inclusive, intra-Yemeni negotiations under UN auspices
The EU should provide targeted support to local communities and organisations in Yemen. This would help sustain the ceasefire and restore Europeans’ credibility in the country
The current truce in Yemen could lead to negotiations on a long-term ceasefire. But this would require greater concessions by the Houthis and sustained diplomatic engagement from regional powers such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Iran
The Southern Transitional Council’s declaration of “self-rule” threatens to revive the internecine feuds of previous generations
The strategic ambitions of Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been diverging in Yemen – to the detriment of hopes for peace on the ground
Three months after the signing of the Stockholm Agreement, a frail hope of de-escalation in Yemen remains – but only if the warring parties soon implement its key measures.
As key EU member states quietly resume their strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia, Europe's unified position towards the Kingdom, together with its leverage over it, has begun to fray.
An ECFR guide to the key disputes threatening to spark a wider Middle Eastern war
A multimedia exploration of Yemen's multi-faceted civil war
Cinzia Bianco welcomes Yasmeen Al-Eryani and Maysaa Shuja al-Deen to unpack the recent developments around Yemen and what they mean for Europe
This event will consider how women peace-builders in Yemen are providing essential gender-responsive humanitarian and peacemaking support
Lunch discussion with ECFR and external experts on the Yemen conflict and what Europe can do.
A Lunch Discussion on Yemen's role in the current Gulf crisis
Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à un événement en présence de Radhya Almutawakel, Adam Baron, Aymeric Elluin, Lucile Grosjean et Camille Lons, coordinatrice du programme MENA de l'ECFR. sur le thème suivant : « Yémen : sortir de l'impasse après 4 ans de guerre »
Wednesday 10 October 2018, 09:00-10:00 (registration from 08.45) Venue: ECFR, 4th Floor, Tennyson House, 159-165 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PA Please register to [email protected]
Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à un évènement en partenariat avec l’Institut d’études de sécurité de l’Union européenne (EUISS) avec Nicu Popescu, Stanislav Secrieru, Julien Barnes-Dacey et Timofey Borisov
Discussion on the trajectory and consequences of the ongoing offensive in Hudayda, its potential effects on the humanitarian crisis, the challenges of stabilization, and its place within ongoing UN-led peace effort
The civil war in Yemen has left the state in tatters and the country fragmented, illustrated most clearly in renewed calls for secession among southern Yemenis. Prospects for resolving the conflict will hinge on addressing the varied political and economic dynamics across the country, with an eye toward facilitating local governance and stabilisation. Please…
L'ECFR Paris a le plaisir de vous convier à une discussion autour de Cheikh Abdulkarim al-Maqdashi et Laurent Bonnefoy, modérée par Adam Baron
What has changed in Yemen since the Operation Storm? Which actors have emerged–or reemerged–to take advantage of the country's power vacuum?
Angela Ziccardi on developments in the Gulf and their repercussions on Europe and energy prices
Corrado Čok on the Houthis, control of the Red Sea, and the implications for regional security
Corrado Čok on the impact of the arrival of Yemeni refugees in Djibouti and the risk of growing competition over already scarce resources
