Gulf Countries - Carnegie Endowment

Between Government and Opposition: The Case of the Yemeni Congregation for Reform

Amr Hamzawy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0800

Yemen’s Islamist Congregation for Reform party (Islah) faces deep internal divisions on key issues, and its fractious composition prevents it from developing a clear parliamentary platform, leaving the party with no clear path toward the reforms it seeks.

Commodity Prices Are Staging a Modest Rebound

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0800

Although commodity prices are slowly recovering from their dramatic decline, weak demand growth will moderate the rebound. However, low investment now may establish conditions for another price boom in the longer term.

Collision Course—Yemen's Converging Crises

Christopher Boucek — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:00:00 -0700

Yemen has always been on the verge of crisis. Throughout its history the country has never known complete stability, and governance has always bordered on chaotic. However, the situation is now rapidly deteriorating, with potentially devastating results.

“Fixing Broken Windows”: Security Sector Reform in Palestine, Lebanon, and Yemen

Yezid Sayigh — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:00:00 -0700

The bulk of development aid in Palestine, Lebanon, and Yemen has consisted of military training and equipment, which does nothing to ensure that security forces answer to legitimate civilian leaders.

The Desert Kingdom

Christopher Boucek — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:00:00 -0700

Saudi Arabia is the United States' major ally among Arab nations, yet most Americans know little about its modern system of governance or its ruling monarchy. Under reformer King Abdullah, Saudi society is changing.

Russia Reborn

Dmitri Trenin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:00:00 -0700

The current Russian model—growth without development, capitalism without democracy, and great-power policies without international appeal—cannot hold forever. Russia's foreign policy requires a new strategy and new policy instruments and mechanisms to implement it.

Aid for Education is Our Best Weapon against Militant Islam

Paul Salem — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:00:00 -0700

The future of the Arab world depends on a radical reconsideration of outdated and insufficient educational systems. Western governments must make educational aid a priority or risk seeing the extremists’ madrasas win hearts and minds.

The G20 and Saudi Arabia’s Changing Foreign Policy Agenda

Sven Behrendt — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:00:00 -0700

In the wake of the global financial crisis, the Saudis cannot be comforted to know that their economic fortunes are so closely related to events beyond their borders. The Saudi leadership will look to the G20 process to help make these markets less volatile and easier to navigate.

Yemen: Avoiding a Downward Spiral

Christopher Boucek — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:00:00 -0700

If the Yemeni central government cannot fully control its territory, violent extremists will have a space to regroup and launch new attacks. Yemen's problems potentially threaten the region and the international community.

Fighting in Yemen

Christopher Boucek — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:00:00 -0700

The increasing instability in Yemen has raised concern in the international community. A failed Yemeni state could serve as a perfect safe haven for Al-Qaeda, particularly because Yemen does not possess the resources to combat these type of organizations.