Hussam Radman is a researcher fellow with the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies. His research focuses on Yemen’s Southern Movement and militant Islamist groups, such as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the Islamic State group, and armed Salafist factions. He is also a correspondent for Dubai TV and has previously worked for the newspapers Al-Sharea in Yemen and Egypt’s Al-Ahram.
Hussam's latest contributions
The Yemen Review Quarterly: January-March 2026
Following a rapid military advance into eastern Yemen, forces affiliated with the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) were pushed out of Hadramawt and Al-Mahra in early January by Saudi … Read more
From Competition to Rivalry: Yemen Reshapes the Saudi-Emirati Relationship
Since 2016, bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have experienced periods of acute tension in Yemen. Previously, these tensions never went past managed … Read more
The Yemen Review Quarterly: October-December 2025
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council’s (STC) December takeover of Hadramawt and Al-Mahra precipitated a massive shift in Yemen’s political and security landscape. After nearly a month of … Read more
The STC Moves Into Eastern Yemen – Reaction from Sana’a Center Experts
In early December, armed forces affiliated with the secessionist, UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) seized control of Hadramawt and Al-Mahra, displacing tribal forces led by Amr Bin … Read more
A New Approach to Reforming the Government of Yemen
In 2022, Yemen's internationally recognized government replaced then-President Abdo Rabbu Mansour Hadi with a Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), which was tasked with serving as the country’s new … Read more
