Salah Ali Salah is a Project Officer at the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies. His work focuses on the relational dynamics between local actors and how they shape the Yemeni political landscape. Prior to joining the Center, Salah was the Director General of the Monitoring and Technical Inspection Unit at the Supreme National Authority for Combating Corruption. He is active in public and civil society life in Yemen and has been engaged in local conflict mediations that have led to the release of a number of political prisoners.
Salah's latest contributions
The Yemen Review Quarterly: January-March 2025
On March 15, the US launched Operation Rough Rider, a massive expansion of its aerial campaign against the Houthi group (. The strikes followed a Houthi threat to resume targeting Israeli ships due … Read more
Two Decades of Transformation: The Houthis’ Emergence from the Shadows
When they first emerged from the “Believing Youth” movement in 2004, no one could have imagined the Houthis—a small group of local rebels fighting with traditional weapons— would evolve into a … Read more
Renewed US Bombing and Houthi FTO Designation Signal Shift in Yemen Conflict
US military forces recommenced strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on March 15 as part of a new pressure campaign against the group and its primary backer, Iran. The bombing campaign, which so … Read more
Israel’s Calculations in Responding to the Houthis
Tit-for-tat operations have seen a surge in missile and drone attacks launched by the Houthis toward Israel as part of what the group calls the fifth phase of escalation in support of Gaza. The … 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 … Read more
