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November 26, 2012 in his new book, journalist gregory johnsen charts the rise of yemen as a haven for alqaida and explores the. The other day, my brookings colleague daniel byman held an event entitled yemen and the future of a resurgent al qaeda. The first booklength treatment in english of alqaidas operations in yemen. Yemen, alqaeda, and americas war in arabia norton 2012, reads from and discusses the. I have been impressed by johnsens work for some time. Penned in gripping prose and with incredible attention to detail, the last refuge unfolds with the pace of an action novel, but this story is all too true. Norton, a gripping account of how alqaeda in yemen rebounded from an initial defeat to once again threaten the united states. Gregory johnsen has written the best new book on al qaeda in 2012 and the best book on yemen in years a great read. Gregory johnsen, a former fulbright fellow in yemen, is a phd candidate at princeton university and a frequent guest on npr. Johnsen uses alqaedas arabic battle notes to reconstruct their world as they take aim at the united states and its allies. Yemen, alqaeda, and americas war in arabia, the critically acclaimed new book by gregory johnsen. Johnsen, a former yemenbased fulbright fellow, has produced the first comprehensive history of the alqaeda movement there. He is one of the most knowledgeable people in the west on yemen, having lived, studied and worked there for years and is currently finishing his ph.
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Johnsen served on the panel of experts on yemen for the united nations security council. Johnsen has written for a variety of publications on yemen. Johnsen, who has lived in and studied the country for years, posits that it represents the single most important battleground in the war between the. For a decade, yemen was like a home away from home for me until the day i was nearly abducted in broad daylight, and narrowly missed suffering a grim fate similar to other journalists drawn to. Johnsen has been a peace corps volunteer in jordan, a fulbright fellow in yemen, and a fulbrighthays fellow. The united nations says that a planned assault led by the united arab emirates on that city and its port, which are held by iranbacked houthi rebels, would.
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