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Waleed Alhariri
Waleed Alhariri
Head of New York office, Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies (website)
twitter: @WaleedAlhariri
email: alhariri [at] sanaacenter [dot] org


 Middle East | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development 

Waleed Alhariri is US office director of the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies. He is also a Fellow-in-Residence at Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute where he co-authored the report "Out of the Shadows: Recommendations to Advance Transparency in the Use of Lethal Force." A native Yemeni, his work focuses on the political, security, and human rights situation in Yemen, as well as UN-led efforts to resolve the conflict in Yemen. His ongoing work is featured on the renowned monthly report "The Yemen Review."

Prior to working at the Sana'a Center, Alhariri supported the development of the Arab Forum for Citizenship in Transition project with the International Peace Institute. In this period, Alhariri was also a member of the International Constitutional Court Project Ad Hoc Committee, chaired by former Tunisian President Dr. Moncef Marzouki. Alhariri also researched and monitored political and human rights developments with Human Rights Watch following the 2011 uprising in Yemen. 

Alhariri is a founding Board Member of 260by26, a group of youth activists and entrepreneurs committed to ensuring 260 million children have quality education by 2026. He is also a Board Adviser at the Carnegie Council New Leaders program.

He holds a B.A. in political science and human rights from Hunter College, where his work was concentrated on international relations and international human rights law. 

Recent Publications (co-authored):
  • "Time for a New US Policy – The Yemen Review, November 2020," Sana'a Center, December 11, 2020.
  • "Struggle for the South – The Yemen Review, June 2020," Sana'a Center, July 8, 2020.
  • "A Grave Road Ahead – The Yemen Review, May 2020," Sana'a Center, June 3, 2020.
  • "Five Years Since Decisive Storm – The Yemen Review," Sana'a Center, April 1, 2020.
  • "The War Over Aid -The Yemen Review Jan/Feb 2020," Sana'a Center, February 29, 2020
  • War’s Elusive End – The Yemen Annual Review 2019, Sana'a Center, January 30, 2020.
  • "Diplomacy Sinking at Hudaydah Port," The Yemen Review, February 2019.
  • "Stockholm Agreement Meets Yemeni Reality," The Yemen Review, January 2019.
  • "Starvation, Diplomacy and Ruthless Friends: The Yemen Annual Review 2018," January 2019.
  • "Global Ethics Weekly: A 'Carefully Optimistic Update on Yemen, with Waleed Alhariri" (podcast)​, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, December 20, 2018.
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