About this episode
The episode discusses Yemen's geopolitical challenges and implications for regional security and governance.
Yemen is once again in a shifting geopolitical landscape: amid the increasing risk of military conflict between the US and Iran, rising tensions between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and mounting instability across the Red Sea. In this episode of the WOMENP podcast, ECFR visiting fellow Cinzia Bianco welcomes Yasmeen Al-Eryani , co-executive director, knowledge production at the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies and Maysaa Shuja al-Deen , senior researcher at the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies. Together, they unpack what these developments mean for Yemen’s fragile political trajectory and wider regional security, and their key implications for Europe. The discussion explores how mounting instability can be contained and what the international community can do to strengthen legitimate governance structures in Yemen—thereby reviving a credible political process. Listen to all past episodes of the WOMENP series . This podcast was recorded on February 25th 2026. Hosted on Acast…
People in this episode
Guests: Yasmeen Al-Eryani, Maysaa Shuja al-Deen
Topics covered
- Yemen
- Gulf tensions
- Iran
- regional security
- political governance
Keywords
- military conflict
- US
- UAE
- Saudi Arabia
- Red Sea
- international community
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Yemen, Gulf, Iran, US, UAE, Saudi Arabia, the Red Sea, Europe
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