Yemen

The LWOT: British court convicts Awlaki-linked terror plotter; Texas terror suspect to plead not guilty

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MARCH 1, 2011

Cairo It Ain't

Pro-democracy protesters have started something big in Yemen. But are they going to like how it ends?

BY HALEY SWEETLAND EDWARDS | FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Corps Concerns

In an age of globe-trotting American college kids, ubiquitous Internet access, and cell phone networks that reach even sub-Saharan cattle herders, does the world still need the Peace Corps?

BY CHARLES KENNY | FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The Ripple Effect

From Algeria to Iran and the countries in between, a look at how revolution fever is spreading across the Middle East.

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

The LWOT: House, on second try, passes Patriot Act extension; American linked to 7/7 bomber released from U.S. prison

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

So Long, Saleh

Let's be honest: We don't need the Yemeni president to fight al Qaeda.

BY ELLEN KNICKMEYER | FEBRUARY 10, 2011

This Week at War: The Pakistan Scenario

How the United States could end up paying even more for an anti-American Egypt.

BY ROBERT HADDICK | FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Getting on the Right Side of History

It seems that every autocratic regime that Washington has backed for decades -- save for the monarchies of the Persian Gulf -- is on the outs.

BY PARAG KHANNA | FEBRUARY 3, 2011

The LWOT: Ghailani faces life at sentencing today; Alleged al Qaeda figure could be deported to U.S.

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JANUARY 25, 2011

The LWOT: Obama considers ignoring Congressional Gitmo ban; UK to modify but continue control orders

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JANUARY 7, 2011

The LWOT: British arrest 12 in terror sweep; Ghailani to file appeal

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | DECEMBER 21, 2010

The Sunshine Policy

The United States has quietly asked allies like Yemen and Pakistan for some extraordinary favors in its war on terrorism. Is it really so terrible if WikiLeaks forces them to explain those demands?

BY JAMES TRAUB | DECEMBER 10, 2010

Al Qaeda's M&A Strategy

Is franchising a successful way to build a global terror network?

BY DANIEL BYMAN | DECEMBER 7, 2010

Yemen's Double Game

The WikiLeaks cables show clearly that the Yemeni government diverted U.S. and British counterterrorism funding to fight its domestic rebels.

BY ELLEN KNICKMEYER | DECEMBER 7, 2010

The LWOT: WikiLeaks: Saudi citizens "most significant" terrorism funders

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | DECEMBER 7, 2010

Who's Who in WikiLeaks

The world leaders embarrassed by Cablegate.

BY MAX STRASSER | DECEMBER 2, 2010

10 Conversations That Just Got a Little More Awkward

What WikiLeaks hath wrought.

BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL | NOVEMBER 30, 2010

The Privateers of Yemen

Starved for revenue and riddled with corruption, the Yemeni navy and coast guard have adopted a novel fundraising strategy: guns for hire.

BY ELLEN KNICKMEYER | NOVEMBER 17, 2010

A War of His Own Making

On the day that defined his presidency, Bush never wavered from his decision: 9/11 meant war.

BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL | NOVEMBER 9, 2010

The LWOT: Awlaki videos banned from YouTube, in theory; more arrests made for supporting al-Shabaab

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Ignoring Yemen at Our Peril

Last week's mail bombs could have taken a horrific toll. Next time, the world might not be so lucky.

BY GREGORY D. JOHNSEN | OCTOBER 31, 2010

An Unnecessary War

Afghanistan used to be the central front in the war against terrorism. Now it's a distraction from it.

BY JAMES TRAUB | OCTOBER 29, 2010

Our Man in Sanaa

Why the big problem with Yemen is Yemen's president.

BY ELLEN KNICKMEYER | OCTOBER 1, 2010

Actually, It's Mountains

Sometimes the toughest obstacles are the naturally occurring ones.

BY ROBERT D. KAPLAN | JULY/AUGUST 2010

Syria in Lebanon: Assad's Vietnam?

The American-Egyptian-Israeli agreement has exacerbated the complexities of inter-Arab relations.

BY ADEED I. DAWISHA | DECEMBER 15, 1978