Analysis Alternative supply routes emerge as Iran war tests Gulf food security Roughly 61 million people in the Gulf rely on established food supply chains, many of which have been upended since the United States and Israel launched their attack against Iran on Feb. 28. By Jack Dutton In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech
Analysis In Saudi Arabia, Erdogan fosters security alignment, $30B trade push The Turkish president’s visit cemented Ankara and Riyadh’s accelerating convergence as regional crises mount and Gulf rivalries sharpen. By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Yemen’s Houthis hint at Red Sea attacks as US-Iran tensions rise: What to know The Houthi warnings come as a US aircraft carrier accompanied by several guided missile destroyers entered Gulf waters amid tensions with Iran. Iran
Thousands rally for South Yemen independence amid Saudi diplomatic push Large protests called for southern independence in Yemen on Friday, reflecting persistent support for the separatists despite the Saudi-backed government’s efforts to quash the separatist movement. Yemen
Analysis US response muted as Gulf allies clash in Yemen By Elizabeth Hagedorn In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights
Yemen’s National Dialogue Paralyzes Government While intended to keep an eye on the progress of Yemen’s democratic transition, the National Dialogue Conference seems to have stalled the general operation of the country. Yemen
Viability of Yemen’s New Political Parties Questioned In the wake of the 2011 revolution, the Yemeni political scene has witnessed the emergence of many new parties, yet it remains to be seen how viable and effective these new forces will be. Yemen
Syrians Add to Yemen Refugee Crisis As with a previous wave of refugees that fled from Syria to Yemen during former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad's reign in the 1980s, Syrian refugees arriving there today find political, economic and security instability. Yemen
What's Behind the Sectarian Tensions in Yemen? Tensions between Yemen's two warring sects mean the country is still in danger of a civil war erupting. Yemen
South Yemen Activists Push For Independence Activists from the Southern Mobility Movement in Yemen claim that Sanaa is exploiting rumors of al-Qaeda activity in the south to delegitimize their cause. Yemen
Yemen's Real Blackout The transitional government in Sanaa appears to be repeating past mistakes and approaches in dealing with southern secessionist movements. Yemen
Former South Yemen President To Continue to Call for Secession In an interview with Al-Monitor, former South Yemen president Ali Salim al-Beidh discusses the nature of the Southern Movement, his position on the Gulf Initiative and relations with the US, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia. Yemen
US Should Move Beyond Drones in Yemen US security assistance toward Yemen cannot depend primarily on controversial drone attacks and needs to be linked to security reform in the country. Yemen
Yemeni Houthi Leader Committed To National Dialogue Mohammed Nasser Al-Bakhiti, representative of Ansarullah (the Houthis’ movement) to the National Dialogue talks, discusses his party’s vision for Yemen in an exclusive telephone interview with Al-Monitor. Yemen
The Limits of Asia-Gulf Ties Gulf-Asian economic relations will likely continue to grow while national security considerations are ignored. Saudi Arabia
Turkish Public Diplomacy Faces Challenge in Yemen Pinar Tremblay examines the impact of Turkey's public-diplomacy efforts in Yemen and whether they should be considered "neo-Ottomanism." Yemen
