Jack Watling

Jack Watling is an academic studying civil conflict policy. He has reported for Foreign Policy, the Atlantic, the Guardian, Haaretz, Jane’s Intelligence Review and others.
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Saleh al-Samad, the president of the Houthis’ Supreme Political Council, sits behind bulletproof glass at a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on Aug. 20, 2016. (Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)
Saleh al-Samad, the president of the Houthis’ Supreme Political Council, sits behind bulletproof glass at a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on Aug. 20, 2016. (Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)

How the UAE’s Chinese-Made Drone Is Changing the War in Yemen

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Rawan Shaif, Jack Watling
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How the War on Terror Failed Yemen

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Jack Watling, Namir Shabibi
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Don’t Call It a Jihadist Insurgency — Yet

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Jack Watling, Paul Raymond
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Mali’s Voice of Reason

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Jack Watling, Paul Raymond
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The Iranian-Saudi Proxy Wars Come to Mali

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Paul Raymond, Jack Watling
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Room for Debate in Rwanda

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