Yemen in the Biden era: How Europe and the US can press for peace
Europe and the United States have an opportunity to mount a major diplomatic effort that could halt the fighting and lead the way to political talks
Experts & Staff
Raiman Al-Hamdani
ECFR Alumni · Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
MENA, Horn of Africa, local actors, security and development
Languages
English, Arabic, conversational Dutch
Biography
Raiman al-Hamdani was a visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, and a researcher for the Yemen Policy Center and ARK Group. Hamdani’s research and professional work is orientated around issues of security, stabilisation and development in the Middle East and North Africa. He has volunteered at schools for disabled children, worked in camps for internally displaced persons, and represented Yemen at the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations. Hamdani holds an MA in international security from the American University in Cairo and an MSc in development from SOAS University of London.
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In the media
The fighting is “an example of the lack of willingness on all sides to come to any consensus,”
Raiman al-Hamdani on Yemen’s Houthi rebels having launched attacks with missiles and drones on the United Arab Emirates
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