Country Risk Profile
Yemen
Yemen (Middle East) — Civil war, Red Sea shipping and Houthi power.
KJ analysis on Yemen
- The Yemen Settlement: Evaluating the Death of the Petrodollar Pact
Saudi Arabia’s pivot to a permanent diplomatic settlement in Yemen marks the structural end of the 1945 Quincy House agreement. Riyadh is now prioritising internal economic insulation over its legacy security architecture with Washington.
- The Yemen Mirror: Why Gulf Billions Failed to Buy Security
A decade of conflict has revealed a stark gap between military expenditure and strategic influence. As Riyadh pivots to diplomacy, the lessons of the Yemeni quagmire are reshaping the architecture of Middle Eastern power.
- Has the Iran-Saudi deal moved Yemen towards peace?
- How important will Oman’s mediation be in solving the Yemen conflict?
- Will the Saudi-Iran deal lead to a solution to the Yemen crisis?
- Yemen truce extended: Will anti-Houthi forces finally succeed in uniting?
- Why has Saudi Arabia agreed to halt the war in Yemen?
- Is the UAE secretly expanding its presence in Yemen?