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While Israel and Yemen’s Houthis have exchanged a series of strikes and retaliatory attacks in recent months, the most recent Israeli airstrikes in Sana’a killed several senior Houthi officials, including the group’s pri...

On March 20, OSAC members joined a snap call to discuss the security outlook regarding recent escalations in the Middle East, specifically with regard to events in Israel and the Gaza Strip and renewed Houthi attacks out...

This report reviews the advancing capabilities of the Houthi movement, the group’s recent disruptive activities on the Red Sea and in Israel, and the risk posed to the private sector.

This report reviews the private-sector impact of the recent Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia, the two-month ceasefire, and the consolidation of the Saudi-led coalition.

As the Yemeni Civil War enters its sixth year, the new U.S. presidential administration is focused on efforts to resolve the conflict. These efforts face many challenges, and past negotiations have failed to make signifi...

This report reviews a selection of the continued challenges private-sector security managers will face as we progress through the new year. Most facets of regional stability and a more agreeable MENA security environment...

In recent weeks, Saudi interests have experienced attacks domestically and abroad, as have foreign interests within Saudi Arabia, at the hands of multiple malefactors. This report reviews the most recent Saudi-related te...

This analytical report provides an update on the recent drone and missile attacks in Saudi Arabia. Coupled with the Kingdom's healthcare system strain in combating COVID-19 and a worsening economy, they have encouraged i...

In 2018, the U.S. Department of State introduced the Travel Advisory system. Fifteen months after the system went into effect, the Department has unveiled its first significant modification: the addition of a new, separa...

Although it is a preventable disease and is quite uncommon in most of the Western world, outbreaks of diphtheria are being reported in Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Yemen.

Yemen has been in a state of war since 2014, when a small minority from the north of the country—the Houthis, allied with former president Ali Abdullah Saleh—took the capital of Sana’a by force. Members of the incumbent...

Dating to at least 2015, Saudi Arabia received multiple cross-border ballistic missile attacks attributed to Houthi rebels in Yemen. The impacted area is diverse, including but not limited to a Red Sea coastal impact in...

On September 14, the United Nations (UN) announced intentions to expand its role in Yemen, particularly in the southern region. Military operations have been ongoing for the past 2 ½ years, and the security environment t...

Less than 30 kilometers across at its narrowest point, Bab al-Mandeb is one of the world’s busiest maritime commercial checkpoints. In recent months, due to the escalation of the Yemen conflict and increased regional ten...

On February 11, the U.S. Department of State announced that operations at U.S. Embassy Sanaa were suspended and American staff at the Embassy was relocated out of the country. Due to the Embassy suspension, all consular...

From September 19-21, tensions between Houthi rebels and government forces reached a new height as fighting erupted across several neighborhoods in Sanaa. On September 21, Houthi rebels seized a significant portion of S...

Due to the perceived wealth and influence of U.S. private-sector employees, kidnapping continues to pose a significant threat to OSAC constituents operating overseas. In addition to kidnap for ransom by criminal organiza...

Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s bulletin contains articles highlighting recent skirmishes between various Yemeni military units, new exploits revealed at the Black...

Two people were killed and nine others injured on August 14, when protests by Yemen’s elite Republican Guards turned violent. Brigadier General Ahmed Ali Saleh leads the Republican Guards, which are loyal to his father,...

Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s bulletin contains articles highlighting the recent bombing in Yemen, civil unrest in Madagascar, and the continuing threat of Boko...