Farea Al-Muslimi is a research fellow at The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) focusing on Yemen and the wider Gulf region. He is also the co-founder and former chairperson of the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies (2014-2022). He tweets at @almuslimi
Farea's latest contributions
The Case for Mukalla as Yemen’s Capital
In 2014, the Houthis took control of Sana’a. Five years later, President Abdo Rabbu Mansour Hadi lost his temporary capital of Aden to the Southern Transitional Council. Yemen's internationally … Read more
Shabwa’s Journey to the Center of a Regional Proxy Conflict
In pre-Christian times, Yemen’s Shabwa region was the capital of three ancient Yemeni kingdoms: Qataban, Osan and Hadramawt. It possesses incredible geographic diversity, with a picturesque Arabian … Read more
In Search of a Peacemaker Who Can Deliver
Martin Griffiths will soon end his tenure as the UN special envoy to Yemen to become UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs. The UN made the announcement last month, following his May 12 … Read more
How Yemen Brought Saudi Arabia and the UAE to the Brink of Divorce
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates’ military intervention in Yemen, born out of limited planning and ill-defined objectives, has grown ever more complex and protracted. Geopolitical … Read more
Revitalizing Yemen’s Banking Sector: Necessary Steps for Restarting Formal Financial Cycles and Basic Economic Stabilization
Yemen’s banking sector faces a litany of challenges stemming from the country’s ongoing economic collapse and the warring parties’ competition for financial control. The most critical challenge is … Read more
