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Lesbian Book ClubLauren's TBR - Social and Political CategoriesSend us a textLatinx Book Recommendations:Cantores by Caroline de RobertisThe Name Bearer by Natalia HernandezOlga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez Monstrilla by Gerardo samano cordovaFiebre Tropical Julián Delgado LoperaBlanca y Roja Anna-Marie McLemoreThank you to Drea @DreaReads for these recommendations US History RecommendationsA people’s history of the United States by Howard ZinnKill anything that moves: the real American war in Vietnam by Nick TurseChain of Command: The road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib by Seymour M HarshOutsourced Empire: How Miliias, Mercenaries, and contractors support us statecraft by Andrew ThomsonGhost wars: the s...2025-06-1718 min
LSE Middle East Centre PodcastsFrom Past and Present to Future: Finding a Positive Path between Ideals and Possibilities in YemenWhat does Yemen’s political, economic and social history and experience tell us about what is realistic for the coming decade and beyond? This keynote lecture delivered by writer and researcher Helen Lackner discussed the main socio-political transformations since the 1960s, and addressed the most relevant features for the country's future. Lackner's presentation drew on her personal experience in different sectors throughout the country.
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Helen Lackner has been involved with Yemen for more than half a century, working in all three Yemeni states which have existed since the 1960s. She has worked as a consultant in...2025-05-201h 36
The Levant FilesNew Levant Files Podcast Delves into Houthi Rise in YemenThe Levant Files podcast has released a compelling new episode examining the complex evolution of Yemen's Houthi movement. Prompted by recent headlines surrounding alleged Houthi attacks extending as far as Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, the episode offers a deep dive into the group's transformation from a locally focused Zaydi Shia revivalist movement into a formidable regional force.The podcast unpacks the Houthis' origins in northern Yemen, tracing their roots back to the early 1990s and Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi's leadership. It explores the initial grievances driving the movement, including feelings of political and economic marginalization under the central...2025-05-0516 min
KPFA - Democracy Now 6amDemocracy Now 6am – May 1, 2025On today’s show:
“I Am Not Afraid of You”: Mohsen Mahdawi’s Defiant Message to Trump After Release from ICE Jail in VT
“They Shattered Our Dreams”: New York Father Recounts How ICE Snatched His Son and Sent Him to El Salvador
Is Trump’s “Minerals Deal” a Fossil Fuel Shakedown? Antonia Juhasz on New U.S.-Ukraine Agreement
Helen Lackner: Yemeni People in State of “Terror” After 1,000+ U.S. Airstrikes Kill Hundreds
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2025-05-0159 min
Arab Digest podcastsTrump's quiet war on YemenThe podcast returns after a short break with Arab Digest editor William Law in conversation with the Yemen expert Helen Lackner. As the world focusses on Donald Trump's egregious trampling of the rule of law and his destruction of the prevailing world order little notice is given to US strikes on claimed Huthi targets that are occurring on a daily basis while humanitarian aid has all but dried up. The consequences of both actions are devastating for the Yemeni people.
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Pour bien comprendrePour bien comprendre la recrudescence des tensions au YémenLa tension ne cesse de monter au Yémen. Les rebelles houthis au Yémen affirment avoir mené une quatrième attaque contre le porte-avions américain Harry Truman en mer Rouge. Ceci en réponse aux frappes américaines sur leur pays, visant plusieurs localités sous contrôle des rebelles. Les Etats-Unis considèrent les Houthis comme des terroristes soutenus par l'Iran. Les rebelles houthis ont revendiqué également une attaque contre "la base de Nevatim", dans le sud d'Israël en soutien au Palestiniens. Alors pour bien comprendre la recrudescence des tensions au Yémen, Helen Lackner, chercheure, spéc...2025-03-1908 min
Windows on dementiaAt the coalfaceLocal Alzheimers and Dementia organisations provide vital support to people and their whānau living with dementia mate wareware.Alzheimers NZ Principal Advisor Services and Standards Lyneta Russell is joined by Managers Heather Lackner (Nelson/Tasman) and Helen Frank (Taranaki) for an insight into what’s happening at the coalface of local services. They discuss the ins and outs of the services they provide and the impact they make in their local communities.If you or anybody you know needs more support, reach out to your local Alzheimers or Dementia service around the country.2024-11-1124 min
World in 10Houthi attack could cause ‘environmental catastrophe’An oil tanker, targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, remains ablaze, posing a massive environmental threat with a million barrels of oil onboard. As attacks on shipping by the Iran-backed group persist, The Times correspondent Richard Spencer delves into the Houthi’s motives, while Yemen specialist and author Helen Lackner explores potential solutions to the crisis.The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio Read m...2024-08-2810 min
Arab Digest podcastsYemen and the Gaza WarThe Yemen expert Helen Lackner joins Arab Digest editor William Law to discuss the ways in which the war in Gaza have impacted on Yemen including the Huthis targeting of Red Sea shipping, the impact on efforts to finally secure a peace deal in Yemen's nearly ten year old war and how the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as well as crises elsewhere have placed Yemen's people into an even more precarious position than they found themselves in before 7 October.
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Jacobin RadioLong Reads: From Gaza to Yemen w/ Helen LacknerOver the last four months, the Israeli war on Gaza has spilled over into the rest of the Middle East, from Lebanon to Iraq. But the most dramatic example has been the link between events in Palestine and Yemen. Ansar Allah, the movement known as the Houthis, imposed a blockade on ships going to Israel until there was a ceasefire. In response, the US and the UK have carried out air strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen. The Houthis say they won’t be deterred by military action.Helen Lackner, one of the leading experts on mo...2024-02-2251 min
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and DemocracyThe Tangled, Flammable Web of War in the Middle EastAir Date 2/3/2024 We attempt to understand as many of the interlocking elements as possible in the current Middle East conflicts sparked most prominently by the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Clips and Shows + No Ads!) Join our Discord community! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: From Red Sea to Iran, Will Israel's Gaza Assault Spark Wider War - Democracy Now! - Air Date 1...2024-02-0358 minKPFA - Democracy Now 6amDemocracy Now 6am – February 1, 2024On today’s show:
“The Houthis Are Not Iranian Proxies”: Helen Lackner on the History & Politics of Yemen’s Ansar Allah
“Climate of Fear”: Inside UAE’s Use of U.S. Mercenaries to Carry Out Assassinations in Yemen
“Legacy”: Dr. Uché Blackstock on How Racism Shapes Healthcare in America
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2024-02-0159 min
Mark Leonard's World in 30 MinutesThe future of the Red SeaTwo weeks ago, the United States and the United Kingdom launched airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen in response to the group’s continued attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. While the intervention degraded some of the Houthis’ military capabilities, the airstrikes were insufficient to sustainably secure the Red Sea and encourage a return of international shipping. Meanwhile, the Houthis have vowed to continue with their attacks, claiming to act in solidarity with Gaza.In this week’s episode, Mark Leonard welcomes visiting fellow Cinzia Bianco, an expert in the Gulf region, and Theodore Murphy...2024-01-2627 min
Jacobin RadioDig: Yemen and the Houthis w/ Helen LacknerFeaturing Helen Lackner on the Houthis, the politics of their attacks on Red Sea shipping, and the long history of Yemen from British colonial Aden through the current civil war. Read Helen's articles for Jacobin jacobin.com/author/helen-lacknerSupport The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDigBuy Environmentalism from Below: How Global People’s Movements are Leading the Fight for our Planet at haymarketbooks.org/books/2101-environmentalism-from-belowBuy The Good Die Young: The Verdict on Henry Kissinger at versobooks.com Hosted on...2024-01-242h 04
The DigYemen and the Houthis w/ Helen LacknerFeaturing Helen Lackner on the Houthis, the politics of their attacks on Red Sea shipping, and the long history of Yemen from British colonial Aden through the current civil war.
Read Helen's articles for Jacobin jacobin.com/author/helen-lackner
Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig
Buy Environmentalism from Below: How Global People’s Movements are Leading the Fight for our Planet at haymarketbooks.org/books/2101-environmentalism-from-below
Buy The Good Die Young: The Verdict on Henry Kissinger at versobooks.com2024-01-232h 04Podcast Archives - The DigYemen and the Houthis w/ Helen LacknerFeaturing Helen Lackner on the Houthis, the politics of their attacks on Red Sea shipping, and the long history of Yemen from British colonial Aden through the current civil war.
Read Helen's articles for Jacobin jacobin.com/author/helen-lackner
Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig
Buy Environmentalism from Below: How Global People’s Movements are Leading the Fight for our Planet at haymarketbooks.org/books/2101-environmentalism-from-below
Buy The Good Die Young: The Verdict on Henry Kissinger at versobooks.com2024-01-232h 04
This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler🚨 UPDATE 🚨 Red Sea latest as airstrikes hit YemenGavin Esler talks with Yemen expert Helen Lackner after a night of yet more conflict in the Middle East.Within hours of our recording with Yemen expert and author Helen Lackner analysing the Houthi militia’s attacks on Red Sea shipping vessels , the United States, supported by a coalition of the UK and eight other countries, led airstrikes on Houthi facilities in Yemen.The reaction from the Houthis has been to threaten reprisals - could this be the kind of escalation in the Middle East feared since Hamas’ attack on Israel and the devastating reprisals in G...2024-01-1210 min
This Is Not A Drill with Gavin EslerIran, the Houthis and war in the Red Sea explained – Special edition with The BunkerThis is a special crossover episode with The Bunker, our daily politics podcast, and we’re bringing it to the TINAD feed too. Why are UK and US navies defending Western shipping against missile attacks and hijacks from rebels in the poorest country in the Middle East? The battle between the Yemeni government and the Houthi militia threatens to spill over into a wider regional conflict – and Iran is fanning the flames. What happens next?Gavin Esler talks to Helen Lackner, author of Yemen In Crisis, to find out who the Houthi are, what they want, what their...2024-01-1229 min
The Bunker – News without the nonsenseIran, the Houthis and war in the Red Sea explained – Special edition with This Is Not A DrillA special crossover episode with This Is Not A Drill, our geopolitics podcast. Why are UK and US navies defending Western shipping against missile attacks and hijacks from rebels in the poorest country in the Middle East? The battle between the Yemeni government and the Houthi militia threatens to spill over into a wider regional conflict – and Iran is fanning the flames. What happens next?Gavin Esler talks to Helen Lackner, author of Yemen In Crisis, to find out who the Houthi are, what they want, what their rebellion means for the West… and whether the war could...2024-01-1230 min
Arab Digest podcastsEditor’s choice 2023: Remember Yemen!On 27 September we podcast Helen's Lackner's insightful analysis of Yemen as the now almost nine year conflict continues to ravage the Yemeni people. Helen, a regular AD newsletter contributor is one of the world's foremost Yemen experts and the author of several books on a country she has worked in over several decades. Her most recent book published by Routledge is Yemen: Poverty and Conflict. We are proud to select her podcast for the Arab Digest Editor's Choice 2023.
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Arab Digest podcastsRemember Yemen!Arab Digest editor William Law's guest this week is the Yemen expert Helen Lackner. In a wide-ranging conversation they look at the situation on the ground, how negotiations between the Saudis and the Huthis are progressing, the role the UAE is playing in the south and the acute humanitarian situation as leaders of various factions inside the country and outside players jostle while the people continue to suffer in a largely forgotten war that has now gone on for more than 8 years.
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CosmopodThe People's Democratic Republic of YemenRudy, Carson, Eric and Rob sit down to talk about the only socialist state in the Arab peninsula, and arguably in the Arab world: The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, also known as South Yemen. We discuss its origins, the struggles of the left factions to pursue a socialist path, its economic policies and political turns, as well as the factors that led to its demise through reunification with the north. We also briefly talk about the revival of South Yemeni sentiment during the present war. References: Articles: Helen Lackner - Yemen’s Socialist Exp...2023-03-091h 21
Arab Digest podcastsYemen: Poverty and ConflictArab Digest editor William Law welcomes back Helen Lackner, a leading expert on Yemen to talk about her latest book Yemen: Poverty and Conflict, published by Routledge. The book builds on her profound experience in the country over several decades and is an invaluable primer on its extraordinary history and on current issues that threaten Yemen including the ongoing war, climate change and foreign interference.
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Babel: Translating the Middle EastHelen Lackner: Yemen in ConflictThis week on Babel, Jon speaks with Helen Lackner, the author of the new book, Yemen: Poverty and Conflict, who has spent five decades covering Yemen. They talk about how conflict has been endemic in Yemen for hundreds of years, how the current conflict fits into that history, and what a post-conflict Yemen could look like. Then, Jon continues the conversation with Natasha Hall and Caleb Harper about U.S. goals in Yemen and other conflict-affected countries in the Middle East.
Helen Lackner, Yemen: Poverty and Conflict (Oxfordshire: Routledge, 2022).
Jon Alterman and Peter Salisbury, "Yemen's Civil War," Babel, July 27, 2021.
Tran...2022-11-1538 min
The Red Line82 - Saudi Arabia: A Global Economic PowderkegSaudi Arabia is experiencing numerous simultaneous challenges at the moment, ranging from royal infighting, a rearming Yemen, a diverging population, and a growing threat from Iran. Tasked with guiding the Saudis through this storm is MBS, a leader whose track record leaves a bit to be desired. What is troubling most regional analysts though, is that the global reliance on Saudi oil means that if Saudi Arabia were to falter here, it might take down several Western Economies with it. On the panel this week: - Helen Lackner (ECRF) - Roby Barrett (MEI) - Jane Kinninmont (ELN) - Sanam...2022-11-131h 39
ConnectionsWhither Yemen? with Helen LacknerOn Tuesday, 21 September Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani spoke with Helen Lackner about the war on Yemen and prospects for peace. This episode of Connections examines the multiple dimensions of the Yemen conflict and the agendas of the main powers involved.GuestHelen Lackner is a leading authority on Yemen who has been conducting research and writing about Yemeni politics and society since the 1970s. A former resident of the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen, the Yemen Arab Republic, and the Republic of Yemen, her most recent books are Yemen in Crisis: The Road to...2022-06-081h 03
Arab Digest podcastsYemen, a ceasefire and reason to hopeYemen expert and author Helen Lackner joins Arab Digest editor William Law to discuss a ceasefire that is largely holding as all sides begin to acknowledge that a protracted stalemate, rather than leading to further fighting, could prove the path to dialogue, negotiations and an end to a more than seven year war that has brought untold suffering to the people of Yemen.
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Middle East CentreYemen’s Enduring CrisisHelen Lackner speaks about Yemen’s enduring crisis. Helen Lackner updates the seminar on the Yemeni war, providing a brief analysis of the origins of the conflict and addressing the main constraints and perspectives for the future. While focusing on the domestic aspects of the situation, she puts them in the regional context and also address the role of the international allies of the major parties involved.2022-03-2936 minMiddle East CentreYemen’s Enduring CrisisHelen Lackner speaks about Yemen’s enduring crisis. Helen Lackner updates the seminar on the Yemeni war, providing a brief analysis of the origins of the conflict and addressing the main constraints and perspectives for the future. While focusing on the domestic aspects of the situation, she puts them in the regional context and also address the role of the international allies of the major parties involved.2022-03-2938 min
Rania Khalek DispatchesRed Yemen: From Socialist State to Bombed-Out Neoliberal RuinThe Saudis, backed by the Americans, have been waging a war against Yemen since 2015, causing massive civilian casualties as well as famine and a cholera epidemic. How did Yemen get here? Yemen’s modern history is fascinating and overlooked, and few are aware of the Marxist republic that existed in South Yemen from 1967 to 1990. To help place recent events in their historical context, Rania Khalek was joined by Helen Lackner, a research associate at SOAS, visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and the author of several books, including, “Yemen in Crisis: The Road to War.”...2021-09-171h 04
Jacobin RadioLong Reads: Helen Lackner on Yemen's Road to CrisisLong Reads is joined by Helen Lackner, author of Yemen in Crisis: The Road to War and a leading expert on modern Yemen who spent years living in the country. Long Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by Features Editor Daniel Finn.
Read Helen's piece "How Yemen's Old Order Snuffed Out the Country's Hopes for a New Dawn" here: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/03/yemen-war-2011-protests-arab-spring
Plus other articles here: https://www.jacobinmag.com/author/helen-lackner
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The Red Line46 - The UAE's Red Sea StrategyDubai's transformation from a fishing village to a global hub epitomises the unlikely country that is the United Arab Emirates. Massive oil wealth has enabled them to punch above their weight, but as the world marches away from oil, the pressure is building to secure their future while they still can. How will the UAE diversify? And what is its ambitious Red Sea strategy? We ask our expert panel: Hilal Khashan (American University of Beirut) Helen Lackner (ECFR) Bilal Saab (Middle East Institute) For more info please visit - www.theredlinepodcast.com Follow the show on @TheRedLinePod Follow Michael...2021-06-271h 16
Arab Digest podcastsYemen and a flicker of hopeArab Digest editor William Law in conversation with Helen Lackner. Her book "Yemen in Crisis: the Road to War", published by Verso in 2019, is a seminal study of the current war and what lies behind it. Today's podcast looks at the ongoing battle for Ma'rib, the failed efforts of the UN special envoy and the fragile hope that Oman's recent intervention in efforts to get effective peace talks underway may bear fruit as the conflict grinds on in its sixth year.
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Arab Digest podcastsYemen in crisisArab Digest editor William Law in conversation with Helen Lackner, one of the world's foremost experts on Yemen and a conflict now entering its seventh year. Their talk ranges from the abandoned oil tanker that threatens an environmental disaster to outside forces and leaders of the Yemeni factions who profit from a war that leaves the people destitute and desperate.
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British Omani SocietyEP2: A Few Observations on Omani-Yemeni Relations since the 1960s with Helen LacknerHelen Lackner has worked as a consultant in social aspects of rural development in over thirty countries in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe. She has spent the past four decades researching Yemen, working in the country for fifteen years. Lackner is currently Associate Researcher at the London Middle East Institute at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and was the 2016 Sir William Luce Fellow at Durham University. The editor of Journal of the British-Yemeni Society, she is also a regular contributor to Oxford Analytica’s briefs and openDemocracy. Her publications include Yemen in Cr...2020-04-0625 min
The Red LineEpisode 4 - YemenYemen is currently the home to the worst humanitarian crisis of our time, with a civil war that has dragged in countries from all around the globe. This small desert country is now the 5-way battleground for the world's powers, with the world's oil routes at stake. Guests for this episode are Helen Lackner (Oxford University) Laura Kasinof (The New York Times) and Thomas Small (BAFTA award-winning documentary maker) For more information please visit >> www.theredlinepodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-11-171h 01
Perth IndymediaSuffering in silence: Helen Lackner on Yemen's forgotten warWhich country has suffered the worst ever outbreak of cholera, with more than a million cases and over 2000 deaths recorded in the past year? You’d be forgiven for not knowing the answer is Yemen.
Described by Amnesty International as the “forgotten war”, Yemen is in the fourth year of a conflict which has left over 10 000 people dead, and more than 8 million at risk of starvation.
The war has entered a vicious new phase, with Saudi-led coalition forces launching an assault on the port city of Hodeida.
Alex Whisson had the opportunity to speak to Helen Lackner, a research associate at the...2018-06-2514 min