Catherine Shakdam is the managing director of Access Media, as well as a political risk analyst for Wikistrat and a blogger for the Russian International Affairs Council.

Defending Innocence

[caption id="attachment_55246192" align="alignnone" width="620"] Yemen's human rights minister Huriya Mashour answers journalists' questions on June…

Crying Wolf—Again

[caption id="attachment_55245479" align="aligncenter" width="619"] A Yemeni woman hold a picture of a child bride during a rally near the parliament…

Feeding the Flame

[caption id="attachment_55244838" align="alignnone" width="620"] A Yemeni man holds up a banner during a protest against US drone attacks on Yemen…

A Deception Comes Undone

[caption id="attachment_55243861" align="alignnone" width="620"] Screen grab from a YouTube video showing Nada Al-Ahdal.[/caption]On July 8, the…

The Building Blocks of Stability

[caption id="attachment_55243767" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Unemployed Yemenis wait for work offers on a sidewalk in Sanaa, on April 6, 2013…

The People v. Saleh?

[caption id="attachment_55237005" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Yemen's former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, in February 2012 when he formally…

A Dysfunctional Relationship

[caption id="attachment_55241050" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Yemenis wearing orange jumpsuits, similar to those worn by prisoners at the US…