#AlQaeda in #Yemen releases new video 'A Word of Encouragement in Support of our Muslim Brothers in #Palestine ' (22mins). Fronted by Ibrahim al-Banna (Abu Salih), founder member of #AQAP . Born in Egypt he has survived 31 years of #terrorism in Yemen. $5m bounty on him since 2017

Our next Festival speaker is Elisabeth Kendall, Mistress Girton College, Cambridge University, renowned Arabist and commentator on conflict in Yemen. She’ll chair ‘Religion and Conflicts, 1914 and 2024’, questioning what we mean when we talk about religious conflicts, and how this influences our response.

It's an honour to be part of the Global Security Forum in #Qatar . Developments over the past 24 hours meant no shortage of moving parts to consider as we launched in with 'What's Next for the Middle East'.
#GSF2024

In April, the Mistress Elisabeth Kendall travelled to spend time with alumni and supporters based in the USA 🇺🇸

Dr Kendall met with 138 alumni and friends in 4 cities at events including a fireside chat with the UK Ambassador to the US, Dame Dame Karen Pierce in Washington, D.C. 👏

Remember that when we question the extent to which #Yemen 's #Houthis are a direct proxy of #Iran , it's not about how aligned & collaborative they are right now (they are); it's about whether Iran could exercise ultimate command & control if they were to diverge.

Fascinating new book on the secret history of #wellness by our supremely talented Fellow in English at Girton College, Cambridge University Cambridge University, Dr James Riley James Riley: 📕'Well Beings - How the Seventies Lost its Mind and Taught Us to Find Ourselves'!
Link: iconbooks.com/ib-title/well-…

Congratulations Cambridge University on winning both men's and women's boat races today - and the men's reserves too! We're so proud that 2 students from Girton College, Cambridge University were among those selected to row for #Cambridge #boatrace2024 .

World Bank report on #Yemen (Feb 2024) contains truly shocking statistics. Example: Compared with other MENA states & most food insecure countries, Yemen has the highest % of underweight and stunted children under 5 years old (p.59) documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099…
🙏@minwakhi for link

My comments on the #RedSea crisis for Germany's Handelsblatt:
–🇬🇧🇺🇸airstrikes may degrade #Yemen 's #Houthis militarily but can't stop them
–Houthis only need low-grade capacity to disrupt. For them, continuing is winning
–Airstrikes strengthen hardliners
handelsblatt.com/politik/intern…

Calling all alumni of #GirtonCollege #CambridgeUniversity : I'd be thrilled to connect with you during my forthcoming visit (details below)!

Are 🇺🇸🇬🇧 airstrikes proving effective in protecting our #RedSea shipping? Not really. #Yemen 's #Houthis say they will not target #China & #Russia ships. Moreover, it seems US & UK vessels recently sold/transferred (perhaps to minimise risk) remain vulnerable to attack. See my

New article in Energy Intelligence Energy Intelligence calls #Yemen 'now the most dangerous component in an increasingly dangerous region'

This gloomy read includes analysis from me Girton College, Cambridge University Cambridge University, Abdul Ghani Al-iryani of Sana’a Center & Charles Schmitz
energyintel.com/0000018e-6046-…

It was all smiles at ⁦Girton College, Cambridge University⁩ Spring Ball, ⁦Cambridge University⁩! Enjoying a moment here with our awesome rowers

A vigorous and productive day at NATO Defense College in Rome: no shortage of crises to discuss...

Ich erkläre wieso die Huthi trotz Luftangriffen auf ihre militärischen Anlagen weiterhin Schiffe versenken.

Here's my full interview with NZZ, explaining why US-UK airstrikes are unlikely to deter further attacks on #RedSea shipping by #Yemen 's #Houthis . #IsraelHamasWar