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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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Admittedly not the best title I have ever thought of but, what can I say, it has been a long day.First, an excellent op-ed by Ambassador Edmund Hull on the […]
Oh no. I have long argued that the “old wise men” of Yemeni politics that surround President Salih are dying off and not being replaced. These men have wisdom and […]
It now appears that contrary to many initial assumptions, including my own, the foreigners kidnapped last week were known as missionaries and were involved in some proselytizing in Sa’dah. This […]
Portions of al-‘Awfi’s confessions are now on You Tube. Part 1 is here and Part II is here. If anyone has the time, they could have a lot of fun […]
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is just out with a new statement on the flooding in Jeddah. I am just printing it out now – thanks Mac for your insufficient […]
By posting – and in doing so interrupting my vacation – I am doing two things I don’t usually do. First, posting after promising not to blog. And Second, linking […]
One of the things (out of many) that we here at Waq al-waq have neglected to cover over the past few weeks is the elections of officers for the Yemeni […]