Yemen’s Emerging Role in the Red Sea
On August 4, 2026, the Yemeni Coast Guard (YCG) rescued the 14-member crew of the...
The World Cannot Afford Renewed War in Yemen
As the United States and Iran continue their war in the Middle East with no...
The Making of Sectarian Conflict in Yemen: Domestic and Regional Drivers (1...
Over the past five decades, Yemen has experienced a gradual shift in which religious identity,...
The Yemeni Front of the War: The Houthi Wild Card
Following U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Middle East has...
The STC Makes its Move in Yemen: What it Means for the Country’s Future
In what is arguably the most significant moment in the Yemeni conflict since the fall...
Living with the Flood: Why Yemen Must Prepare for a Wetter, Hotter Future
When it rains, it pours. From mid-to-late August, Yemen was hit by a wave of...
The Houthis and Israel Achieve Nothing from their Tit-for-Tat Strikes
Israel and the Yemen-based and Iranian-backed Houthi Movement (Ansar Allah) continue to exchange blows, even...
Yemen’s Breakthrough against Iran’s Arms Smuggling to the Houthis
On July 16, 2025, the Yemeni National Resistance Forces (NRF), a coalition of anti-Houthi forces...
100 Days of Trump: Gulf Experts’ Perspectives
One hundred days into President Trump’s second term, Gulf International Forum’s experts assess his early...
Symbolism over Substance: Why the Houthi Designation Won’t Matter
The Trump administration’s decision to re-designate Yemen’s Houthi Movement (Ansar Allah) as a Foreign Terrorist...
Russian Support for Yemen’s Houthi Movement
In light of the Syrian regime’s fall earlier this month and the weakening of Hezbollah...
Houthi Attacks on Merchant Vessels Force a Reckoning in the Red Sea
Deepening tensions and turbulence have gripped the Middle East, caused by the War on Gaza...