9 Mar
Ending the Yemen conflict: Voices of local peace-builders
This event will consider how women peace-builders in Yemen are providing essential gender-responsive humanitarian and peacemaking support
Yemen
Talking to the Houthis: How Europeans can promote peace in Yemen
European states should now increase conditional engagement with the Houthis, looking to widen political and humanitarian space on the ground
The Yemen conflict: Southern separatism in action
The Southern Transitional Council’s declaration of “self-rule” threatens to revive the internecine feuds of previous generations
11 Mar
The War in Yemen and the Southern Question: what can Europe do?
Lunch discussion with ECFR and external experts on the Yemen conflict and what Europe can do.
Yemen: Why the Riyadh Agreement is collapsing
The strategic ambitions of Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been diverging in Yemen – to the detriment of hopes for peace on the ground
War and pieces: Political divides in southern Yemen
The European Union should continue to support development and state-building in Yemen and develop platforms on which southerners can achieve self-determination
14 Nov
The War in Yemen: prospects for peace?
A Lunch Discussion on Yemen's role in the current Gulf crisis
20 Mar
Yémen : sortir de l’impasse après 4 ans de guerre
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 ».
Inertia on the Red Sea coast: Will Yemen’s political process collapse?
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.
The end of the post-Khashoggi era? Europe’s collapsing unity on Saudi Arabia
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.
Publications
Talking to the Houthis: How Europeans can promote peace in Yemen
European states should now increase conditional engagement with the Houthis, looking to widen political and humanitarian space on the ground
War and pieces: Political divides in southern Yemen
The European Union should continue to support development and state-building in Yemen and develop platforms on which southerners can achieve self-determination
The Marib paradox: How one province succeeds in the midst of Yemen’s war
The northern province can act as a model for the rest of the country, if international actors, including Europe, learn its lessons
Alone in the desert? How France can lead Europe in the Middle East
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
Yemen’s Forgotten War: How Europe Can Lay the Foundations for Peace
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
Articles
The Yemen conflict: Southern separatism in action
The Southern Transitional Council’s declaration of “self-rule” threatens to revive the internecine feuds of previous generations
Yemen: Why the Riyadh Agreement is collapsing
The strategic ambitions of Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been diverging in Yemen – to the detriment of hopes for peace on the ground
Inertia on the Red Sea coast: Will Yemen’s political process collapse?
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.
The end of the post-Khashoggi era? Europe’s collapsing unity on Saudi Arabia
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.
Out of Stockholm: Diplomacy and de-escalation in Yemen
More than three years after a Saudi-led military coalition and its Yemeni allies captured Aden, the city remains shrouded in the marks of war
The road to Uppsala: Opportunity and urgency in Yemen
This past weekend, the first steps toward political dialogue in Yemen took place in Sweden; but with a large part of the country on the brink of famine, a sense of urgency remains
Hudayda’s collapsing stalemate: A new act in the Yemen war
Stockholm is set to host peace talks later this month to end the war in Yemen, but those may now be postponed due to a new outbreak of violence in the country
Yemen’s diplomatic discord
After the collapse of planned consultations in Geneva, a new round of formal peace talks seems unlikely before the end of the year
Hudayda on the brink: A turning point in Yemen’s war?
The Yemeni port of Hudayda must be protected, or the war will spill outside of the country's borders
Port in a Decisive Storm: The battle for Hudayda
As the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen fights to take control of Hudayda, the city's future remains clouded
Specials
The Middle East’s new battle lines
An ECFR guide to the key disputes threatening to spark a wider Middle Eastern war
Mapping the Yemen conflict
A multimedia exploration of Yemen's multi-faceted civil war
In the media
The importance of inclusiveness in the negotiations is of particular relevance in Yemen, which is often reduced to the bipolar confrontation, but actually sees a myriad of minor movements
Kelly Petillo comments on the role of women in peace negotiations in Yemen and what the EU should do
If Marib falls in Houthis’ hands, which is likely, it would be a fundamental transformation of the war
The ECFR warned that hardline factions were in the ascendant in the Houthi movement; they were willing to use state repression and were convinced that Saudi Arabia could be defeated militarily
The Guardian refers to the latest policy brief on how Europeans can promote peace in Yemen
Raiman al-Hamdani est cité par L'Orient le Jour concernant l'entente des séparatistes au Yémen avec l'Arabie saoudite
Europe should consolidate its relations with its traditional partners in order to prevent further military escalation
The German newspaper refers to the Middle East New Battle Lines project recommendations.