Robert Sharp
Associate Professor Robert (Bob) A. Sharp is the UAE National Defense College Associate Dean for Academic Programs and College Quality Assurance Advisor. He previously served as Assistant Professor of Strategic Security Studies at the College of International Security Affairs (CISA) in the U.S. National Defense University (NDU), Washington D.C. and then as Associate Professor at the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, collocated with NDU. Most recently at NESA, he focused on security sector reform in Yemen and Lebanon, and also supported regional security engagement events into Afghanistan, Turkey, Egypt, Palestine and Qatar.
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Yemen Brinkmanship
Murad Alazzany and Robert Sharp 07.09.15

The Yemeni Patient
Robert Sharp and Murad Alazzany 06.01.15

Yemen: Time to Talk?
Robert Sharp and Murad Alazzany 04.12.15

Saudis Step Up in Yemen, but at What Cost?
Robert Sharp 03.26.15

Yemen: The Final Straw?
Robert Sharp 03.21.15

Yemen: Waiting for Hadi!
Hany Nahkleh and Robert Sharp 02.22.15

Libya: Time for International Intervention?
Hany Nahkleh and Robert Sharp 02.21.15

What Future Awaits Yemen?
Hany Nahkleh and Robert Sharp 02.12.15

When Enough is Enough, Time to Act!
Robert Sharp 02.04.15

Yemen’s New Youth Revolution
Murad Alazzany and Robert Sharp 01.31.15

Yemen: A Handful of Dust?
Murad Alazzany and Robert Sharp 01.22.15

Yemen: A Meta-Mess
Murad Alazzany and Robert Sharp 01.11.15

Abu Dhabi: A Murder Most Foul
Robert Sharp 12.06.14

Staying the Course: Support for Yemen
Robert Sharp and Murad Alazzany 12.04.14

Yemen’s Three Futures
Robert Sharp and Murad Alazzany 10.22.14

Yemen On the Brink: A Failure of Democracy?
Robert Sharp 10.09.14

Houthi Tribesmen Continue to Pose a Risk to Yemen
Robert Sharp and David DesRoches 09.22.14

Understanding the ISIL Trinity
Jennifer Jefferis and Robert Sharp 08.28.14

Yemen’s Houthis and their “Peaceful Revolution”
Robert Sharp 08.23.14

Climate Change and Implications for National Security
Robert Sharp and Edward Kennedy 08.22.14

Yemen Re-Balancing
Robert Sharp 07.30.14

Yemen’s Prospects for Membership in the Gulf Cooperation Council
Robert Sharp 07.09.14

Three Short Stories about Israel and the Palestinian Authority
Jennifer Jefferis and Robert Sharp 05.12.14

Why Yemen’s Fight against Al-Qaeda is about Survival
Robert Sharp 05.10.14

War Among the Proxies: Multi-Polar Cold Wars
Jennifer Jefferis and Robert Sharp 04.28.14

Tanks in Cyberspace
Thomas C. Wingfield and Robert Sharp 04.14.14

Yemenis: Doing it for Themselves!
Murad Alazzany and Robert Sharp 03.04.14

Greater Critical Thinking Following the “Arab Spring”
Robert Sharp 01.22.14

Saudi Arabia’s Rise in the Middle East Comes at a Cost
Robert Sharp 01.15.14

Revisiting the Use of Drones in Yemen
Robert Sharp 01.12.14

Karzai’s Delay on Security Agreement Causing Confusion and Concern in Kabul
John Wood and Robert Sharp 01.10.14

The Necessity of Rethinking U.S. Middle East Policy
Robert Sharp and Gawdat Bahgat 01.09.14

Afghanistan, the Sequel?
Robert Sharp 01.09.14

An Israeli-Iranian Dialogue: Why Not?
Gawdat Bahgat and Robert Sharp 01.08.14

The Southern Challenge to Yemen’s National Dialogue
Robert Sharp, Nazar Basuhaib and Fahad Malaikah 08.16.12