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Conflict Watchlist 2024 | Yemen and the Red Sea: Rising Tensions Threaten Peace Process and International Security
17 January 2024
The domestic situation in Yemen remains tense despite the recent announcement of an imminent roadmap under UN auspices. A regional escalation in the Red Sea could nevertheless derail ongoing peace efforts and lead to a resurgence of the conflict. This intricate situation results in domestic, regional, and international actors finding themselves in diverse predicaments.
Read MoreConflict Watchlist 2024 | Palestine: An Uncertain Future for Gaza and the West Bank
17 January 2024
Violence is expected to continue across the Palestinian territories, including after the current high-intensity fighting in Gaza ends. Tensions in the West Bank, already alarmingly high before 7 October, have escalated even further in recent months, as clashes between Palestinian armed groups and the IDF have intensified and settlers have ramped up violence.
Read MoreUpdate: US and UK Strikes on Yemen Escalate Tensions
12 January 2024
On 12 January, United States and United Kingdom air forces claimed to have carried out strikes on over 60 Houthi targets at 16 locations in Yemen. The operation was supported…
Read MoreQ&A: Why Are Yemen’s Houthis Attacking Ships in the Red Sea?
5 January 2024
Q&A with Luca Nevola ACLED Middle East Regional Specialist Attacks by Yemen’s dominant Houthi forces on international shipping passing through the Red Sea have multiplied in number and severity since…
Read MoreThe Resurgence of Armed Groups in the West Bank and Their Connections to Gaza
14 December 2023
This study examines the activity of Palestinian militant groups in the West Bank in the year before the outbreak of the most recent conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza
Read MoreInfographic: Violence Escalates in the Middle East in Response to the Israel-Palestine Conflict
29 November 2023
Since the outbreak of the current Israel-Palestine conflict, the so-called ‘axis of resistance’ led by Iran has mobilized against Israel and the United States on multiple fronts across the Middle East.
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