Shaun Overton

Shaun Overton is an independent analyst specializing in the Arab World. He has just returned from nine months of research in Yemen.

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Articles by Shaun Overton

Understanding the Second Houthi Rebellion in Yemen

2004 witnessed a lengthy battle between Shabab al-Mu'minoon (Believing Youth), a Shi’a religious organization, and the Yemeni government. Believing Youth’s leader and inspirational figure, Hussein Badr ad-Deen al-Houthi, was killed

The Yemeni Arms Trade: Still a Concern for Terrorism and Regional Security

The November 28 2002 attack on an Israeli airliner in Mombassa, Kenya, focused attention on Yemen and it arms markets. A UN report tasked with assessing arms trafficking to Somalia

Media Appearances

Jamestown Senior Fellow Olevs Nikers Interviewed by TVP World on State of Russian-Finnish Border

Jamestown Foundation Senior Fellow Olevs Nikers was interviewed by TVP World regarding the current state of affairs along Finland’s border with Russia. MORE

Books and Reports

Baltic Sea Security: Regional and Sectoral Perspectives

The report Baltic Sea Security: Regional and Sectoral Perspectives offers a multifaceted discussion of the complex security issues affecting the Baltic region that have important implications for the cohesion of the wider Transatlantic alliance. The Baltic littoral countries have chosen to respond to similar security concerns using differing approaches,... MORE