The First Yemen and Gulf Exchange

The Yemen & Gulf Exchange is an intensive region-focused version of the long-running Yemen Exchange program organized by the Sana’a Center and The Exchange Foundation. Using the tried and true format of our Yemen Exchange program, this new course is designed to provide unique access to information, perspectives, updates and analysis on Yemen with a particular focus on its neighboring countries – the Gulf states and Iran – for both those seeking to develop a working background on the region as well as those already thoroughly versed in its dynamics. During the ten-day program conducted online, participants from around the world will listen to leading analysts, academics, politicians, bureaucrats, business leaders and experts from Yemen and the Gulf region to gain insight and rare first-hand knowledge from a wide range of perspectives. Participants will have the chance to both virtually engage with speakers during the sessions and connect with speakers individually after the Exchange.

The sessions themselves – totaling more than 30 hours – will dive into several specific areas, including but not limited to: Yemen’s multifaceted conflicts examined from a regional perspective; Yemen’s relationships with its neighbors, such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Oman; Yemen’s economy within the broader economic context of the Gulf; border demarcation issues and cross-border illicit trade; military and political developments on the ground; the status of various armed groups; water and development issues; remittances to Yemen from its diaspora; the humanitarian response; the UN-led peace process and a variety of other thematic topics.

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