Welcome to the Yemen Policy Center’s latest English language Kaleidoscope podcast.  Common to ceasefires and peace negotiations are complex discussions, with actors seeking maximum gains at minimal cost. As a current truce holds in Yemen, we share a recent discussion on the difficulties of dialogue, such as the involvement of regional actors and the attractions of a war economy, as well as the opportunities, such as the need to center civil society and marginalized Yemenis as peace...

Welcome to the Yemen Policy Center's latest English language digest of our popular Arabic Kaleidoscope podcast. This digest series provides additional context and analysis to the Arabic podcast.  New YPC research shows that views on policing are complex. They are seen as popular, providing a service as law enforcement and mediation; as corrupt; as weak when compared with other security actors; and as in need of community support and resourcing. As our participants discuss, the role and...

Welcome to the Yemen Policy Center's latest English language digest of our popular Arabic Kaleidoscope podcast. This digest series provides additional context and analysis to the Arabic podcast.  From Facebook to Twitter, social media is an influential part of our lives, giving a voice to those who don't otherwise have a platform. However, the majority of Yemeni women cannot discuss the challenges they face in trying to secure their rights, as widespread gender inequality has marginalized...

Welcome to the Yemen Policy Center's second English language digest of our popular Arabic Kaleidoscope podcast. This digest series provides additional context and analysis to the Arabic podcast. In this episode, radio hosts Sara al-Zawqari and Sabah Abdullah along with cultural commentator Aziz Morfeq from Basement Cultural Foundation discuss with YPC Research Fellow Azal Al-Salafi about how a community radio show can contribute to social cohesion and peace building. They specifically talks...

Welcome to the Yemen Policy Center's first English language digest of our popular Arabic Kaleidoscope podcast. This digest series provides additional context and analysis to the Arabic podcast. Listen to the discussion and share your thoughts with us via social media, or contact us via our website.  Following a discussion with Ziad Al-Qahm, Editor-in-Chief of Al-Maqa, Mohamed Al-Iriani and Shaima Bin Othman, YPC Research Fellows, provide a critique of prominent Yemeni writer Wajdi Al-Ahdal's...