Yemen Conference

In anticipation of the London Ministerial on Yemen (January 27, 2010) Sarah Mendelson and Ken Gude of the Center for American Progress (CAP) convened experts from government and nongovernmental organizations, drawn from a range of disciplines, to puzzle through this question:

Is there a way for the international community to help Yemen address its development and radicalization challenges and for Yemen and other countries to help create conditions on the ground so that the Obama administration can safely resume the transfer of Yemeni detainees from Guantánamo? 

Resulting Publications: 

Recommendations:
The London Ministerial on Yemen
A policy memo based on the discussion at this meeting.  January 25, 2010.

Past the Deadline on Guantánamo
Sarah Mendelson explains the value of the London Ministerial and the recommendations from CSIS and CAP as they pertain to a new approach to the Yemeni detainees at Guantánamo in this article in Foreign Policy.  January 25, 2010.

Critical Questions:
The London Ministerial on Yemen
In light of early news coverage of the London Ministerial, Sarah Mendelson looks at what should come next regarding Yemen and the Yemeni detainees held at Guantánamo. January 27, 2010.