Helen Lackner has worked in all parts of Yemen since the 1970s and lived there for close to 15 years. She has written about the country’s political economy as well as social and economic issues. She works as a freelance rural development consultant in Yemen and elsewhere. Her new book Yemen in Crisis: autocracy, neo-liberalism and the disintegration of a state was published by Saqi books in October, 2017.
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Published in: HomeMigrant crisis in Europe? Look at YemenJust to be clear, this means that more desperate people crossed the Red Sea into Yemen in 2018 than crossed the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaProspects for Yemen in 2019 and beyondThe fear and terror induced by this situation, combined with unbearable survival conditions are creating a...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFamine in Yemen: long announced, now on our screensWhat are world leaders doing? Where is the ‘international community’ Yemenis so often appeal to?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHodeida: prospects of humanitarian catastrophe brings Yemen back into the newsWas the decision to carry out the offensive in the summer, when living conditions are the worst for the population,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWretched third anniversary of international intervention in Yemen: the Saudi-led coalition and humanitarian disaster. Part 2Trump’s recent senior appointments suggest an increasingly virulent anti-Iranian strategy which certainly coincides...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaOn a wretched third anniversary of the international intervention in Yemen, is the rise of the Huthis irresistible? Part 1Only the Huthis would ‘celebrate’ three years of war with a theatrical performance including singing, dancing and...