Laura Kasinof

Laura Kasinof is a journalist and author of Don’t Be Afraid of the Bullets: An Accidental War Correspondent in Yemen. She was the New York Times correspondent in Yemen during the Arab Spring.

Articles by Laura Kasinof

A security member loyal to Yemen’s Houthi movement lifts his firearm.

The Yemeni Employees the U.S. Left Behind

Report

February 6, 2023, 1:53 PM

Asylum Seeker Rahaf al-Qanun smiles as she is introduced to the media at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Jan. 12, alongside Canadian minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland.

When Home Is a Prison, More Saudi Women Are Choosing to Flee

Dispatch

May 20, 2019, 8:09 AM

Boys in their senior year at the Protection of Civilians Camp 3 study after class in Juba, South Sudan, on March 23. (Alex Potter for Foreign Policy)

For South Sudan, It’s Not So Easy to Declare Independence From Arabic

Dispatch

November 14, 2018, 8:49 AM

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Why the World Missed Yemen’s Downward Spiral

Argument

April 20, 2015, 5:39 PM

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How the Houthis Did It

Argument

January 23, 2015, 11:38 AM

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Playing a Double Game in the Fight Against AQAP

Feature

Evan Hill, Laura Kasinof

January 21, 2015, 10:31 AM

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Can Yemen Talk Its Way to Peace?

Dispatch

Farea al-Muslimi, Laura Kasinof

March 22, 2013, 2:07 PM

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Al Qaeda bombings, drive-by shootings, and penalty kicks?

The Middle East Channel

November 10, 2010, 1:16 AM

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Al Qaeda Bombings, Drive-By Shootings, and Penalty Kicks?

Dispatch

November 9, 2010, 7:07 PM

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