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Gregory Johnsen
Near East Studies Scholar, Princeton University
Gregory Johnsen, a former Fulbright Fellow in Yemen, is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. Johnsen has written for a variety of publications on Yemen including, among others, Foreign Policy, The American Interest, The Independent, The Boston Globe, and The National. He is the co-founder of Waq al-Waq: Islam and Insurgency in Yemen Blog. In 2009, he was a member of the USAID's conflict assessment team for Yemen.
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6 min
The New York Times claims that the U.S. is already fighting a “third, largely covert war” in Yemen. After the Christmas Day terror attempt, can President Obama keep his promise […]
6 min
As terror attacks continue to plague Yemen, Gregory Johnsen explains how al-Qaeda has secured a lasting presence there.
7 min
The Yemen expert describes the major changes he’s witnessed in visiting and studying the country, and the “three layers of crisis” that it confronts today.
19 min
A conversation with the Middle East and Yemen expert at Princeton University.