Sarah G. Phillips is non-resident research fellow and advisor for research training and academic development at the Sana’a Center, and a professor of global conflict and development the University of Sydney, where her teaching and research sit at the intersection of international relations, security, development, and anthropology. Her work draws from years of fieldwork across the Middle East and Africa, and explores the politics of international intervention, authoritarianism, and the production of knowledge about violence. She has published three books (two focused on Yemen, and one on Somaliland), along with many journal articles, including in International Security, European Journal of International Relations, International Studies Quarterly, Security Studies, Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, African Affairs, and International Affairs.