The deepening civil war in its southern neighbor poses more challenges than solutions. With insurgent leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi and his Zaidi tribesmen in Yemen’s capital of Sana’a for the first time since 1962, Saudi Arabia faces a growing dilemma on… Continue Reading
Though headlines focus on the latest developments in Ukraine, the crisis has created a ripple effect around the world. The escalating conflict has even impacted events at the Baker Institute: An April 14 program featuring Børge Brende, Norway’s minister of foreign affairs, was postponed when he was asked to return to Oslo for meetings on the unfolding Ukraine-related crisis in Europe. Similarly, Georgiy Mamedov, Russia’s ambassador to Canada, cancelled an April 16 Baker Institute event on policy and politics in Russian-American relations. Continue Reading
As Syria’s raging civil war approaches the two-year mark, the United States should prepare a more focused strategy that strengthens the moderate political forces in Syria and engages Syria’s regional and international stakeholders, according to a new special report from… Continue Reading
President Obama has employed predator drones to target individuals associated with militant groups in the Middle East and South Asia, and has done so more often than his predecessor at any time. Looking at this strategy four years on, has it produced the results the administration was expecting? Continue Reading