Alexandra Nikopoulou is a Junior Editor at the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies. She holds a PhD in Political Science and International Relations, as well as an MA in Mediterranean Studies. She is an Associate Researcher at the Center for Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Islamic Studies (CEMMIS) and a Research Fellow at the University of Peloponnese.
Alexandra's latest contributions
Navigating Yemen’s Ongoing Quest for Peace: Key Challenges and Prospects for 2025
A year of war across the Middle East has profoundly reshaped the region, shifting power dynamics and redrawing the lines of local conflicts. For Yemen, the Gaza war and its repercussions have served as an intensifier to the conflict, driving peace to a stalemate and exacerbating local divisions. The end of 2024 saw an increase in fighting on … Read more
The Yemen Review Quarterly: October-December 2024
Houthi leader Abdelmalek al-Houthi sought to reposition his movement as the head of the Iran-led Axis of Resistance. Israel’s destruction of Gaza and attacks on Lebanon’s Hezbollah, including the killing of its influential leader, Hassan Nasrallah, have left the alliance weakened, a point underscored by the rapid fall of the Assad regime in Syria. … Read more
The Houthis’ Rise Amid the Gaza War and Red Sea Crisis: From Local Actor to Regional Force
Following the outbreak of the Gaza war, the Houthis () rapidly extended their support to the Palestinians, directly targeting Israel, along with Israeli and Western vessels in the Red Sea. This unprecedented crisis has bolstered the group’s regional status and resulted in the escalation of regional tensions and the emergence of a novel threat to … Read more
The Yemen Review Quarterly: July-September 2024
On July 19, a Houthi drone reached Tel Aviv, killing one person and wounding ten, the first time the Houthi group (Ansar Allah) has inflicted casualties in an attack against Israel. Israel responded the next day with airstrikes on the port of Hudaydah, destroying infrastructure and fuel stores and killing six workers. Dozens of others were … Read more