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Gregory Johnsen

A man walks past graffiti denouncing US drone strikes in Yemen painted on a wall in Sana'a on November 13, 2014.

This American reporter survived a botched kidnapping in Yemen

Media

After 11 years of traveling to and writing about Yemen, American journalist and scholar Gregory Johnsen was nearly kidnapped there earlier this year. He says it’s a sign of how much more dangerous and unforgiving the country has become for Americans.

People gather at the site of a drone strike on the road between Yafe and Radfan districts of the southern Yemeni province of Lahj on August 11, 2013.

Six months later, no one knows exactly who died in an American drone strike in Yemen

Conflict

Why the ‘Yemen model’ may not work in Iraq — or Yemen

Global Politics
Yemen drone strike

An intense strike against al-Qaeda in Yemen shows the US is still struggling to contain the terrorist group

Conflict & Justice
Yemen drone strike

An intense strike against al-Qaeda in Yemen shows the US is still struggling to contain the terrorist group

Conflict & Justice

Drones in Yemen: A Scene from Ground Level

On Tuesday, the State Department advised all Americans in Yemen to leave the country because of “the continued potential for terrorist attacks.” That warning came after the closure of U.S. embassies in the Middle East and North Africa due to a security threat. That evacuation shows that the frontline of the war on terror is no […]

Draining the pool of Yemen’s terrorism potential

Development & Education

The economic situation is bleak in Yemen, and many people feel that it could lead to terrorism.

Al Qaeda’s Yemen Connection

The security threat that’s forced the closure of U.S. embassies in several countries is emanating from Yemen, and al Qaeda’s franchise there. Yemen scholar Gregory Johnsen says al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is growing, and its leader, Nasser al Wuhayshi is a patient, strategic thinker.

Yemen: Taking Charge of the Generals

Global Politics

The president of Yemen has begun restructuring the Yemeni army. Princeton scholar Gregory Johnsen tells Marco Werman that this power play has to be handled with care.

Yemen Suicide Bombing Death Toll Climbing

The fight between al-Qaeda and the Yemeni government continues this morning. At least 38 people were killed today when a suicide bomber attacked rehearsal for a military parade. There is also word that a member of the U.S. military was wounded today in what is being called an attack by Al Qaeda. Joining us from […]