Yemen expert up next at DCA lecture series

Written by Joshua Fisher
Monday, 17 January 2011 05:00

Brian O’Neill, a former writer and editor for the Yemen Observer, will be the third speaker in the Darien Community Association’s 2011 Academic Lecture Series on Global Issues next Thursday, Jan. 20, at 10.

O’Neill, an independent analyst currently based out of Chicago, will present a lecture titled, Multiplying the Threat: The Minor Role and Major Impact of Al-Qaeda in Yemen.

One of the country’s leading voices on Yemen, O’Neill has published in a number of journals, including the Jamestown Review, the National, the CTC Sentinel and many others. He has also appeared numerous times on NPR, CBC, BBC, al-Hurra and al-Jazeera.

With Gregory Johnsen, O’Neill ran an influential Yemen blog, Waq al-Waq, and currently writes about Yemen, U.S. Foreign Policy and other topics at Always Judged Guilty.

O’Neill’s lecture is in the Garden Wing of the DCA Meadowlands, 274 Middlesex Road. Limited single lecture tickets may be purchased at the door for $25.

More info: 203-655-9050