United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Trump’s `Fake News’ Tirades Embolden Arab Leaders’ Crackdowns
President Donald Trump’s discourse on fake news has created a dangerous environment, and not only for journalists working in the United States. Autocrats in countries of the…
Annotation of the Pentagon Report to Congress on Detainee Abuse by U.S. Partners in Yemen
In a mere two pages of carefully parsed prose, DoD has provided what can only be described as a deliberately misleading and deceptively evasive account of U.S. and Emirati actions…
Full Accounting Needed of US-UAE Counterterrorism Partnership in Yemen
Congress needs to scrutinize the specific legal and moral compromises we have made by going all in with the UAE in exchange for progress against terrorist groups in Yemen.
The Votes Are There for a Congressional Reckoning on Yemen
Democratic control of the House opens the door to real action and accountability for U.S. policy in Yemen next year.
Justice Dept Must Open Criminal Investigation Into Potential War Crimes by U.S. Mercenaries in Yemen
the Justice Dept has clear authority to investigate a band of American mercenaries for alleged killings carried out in Yemen, acts which may amount to murder or war crimes.
Grading the Pompeo Certification on Yemen War and Civilian Protection: Time for Serious Reconsideration
Former State Department official (stepped down in May 2017) and top expert on civilian casualties and targeting operations analyzes the State Department's certification to Congress,…
New UN Report Says All Parties to Yemen Conflict May be Responsible for War Crimes
The report, written by the group of eminent experts (GEE) appointed by the U.N. Human Rights Council to investigate the conflict in Yemen, calls on the international community…
Time for a Reckoning in Yemen
Former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Stephen Rapp writes that "Americans are also at risk … of complicity in the crimes committed by coalition forces" in the…
Are Yemeni Forces and the Saudi-UAE Coalition Ready to Protect Civilians in Port Assault?
Yemeni forces backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia have advanced to within 20 km (12.4 miles) outside of Hodeidah, a port city of 700,000 under control of…
View from Socotra Island: Yemen War and Threats to the UN Charter
A small Yemeni island was recently at the center of a little-noticed standoff between three states—Yemen, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Saudi Arabia. The dispute reveals…
Time to Dust Off the War Crimes Act?–for an American ex-soldier now in command of UAE forces
Former members of the U.S. military are present in armed conflicts across the globe. Working for private military contractors, they are typically tasked with training and advising…
Time to Lift the Blockade of Qatar
The Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) annual summit was abruptly cut short in Kuwait last week, leaving open the essential question of whether the blockade of Qatar imposed in…