Prof. Dr. Elham Manea is a Swiss Yemeni titular Professor of Political Science at the University of Zurich, specialized on the Arab Middle East, as well as a writer and human rights advocate. Her research focuses on regional politics of the Arabian Peninsula, fragile States in conflict zones in the MENA region, especially Yemen, Gender and Politics and Women under Muslim Laws, and political Islam. She is a Fulbright scholar who holds a Titular Professor, Venia Legendi and a PhD degree in political science from the University of Zurich, a master’s degree in comparative politics from the American University in Washington D.C, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Kuwait University. Manea worked for eight years as a journalist at the Swiss Radio International (Swissinfo) and was the deputy chief editor of the Arabic service of Swissinfo. Between 2010 and 2019 she was a member of the Federal Commission for Women Affairs. In 2020 she was appointed as a member of the Federal Commission for Migration, where she serves as a vice president. Her latest research project focuses on the outcomes of the Arab Uprisings. She is currently working on two books, one with the title The Yemeni Civil War: The Arab Spring, State Formation, and Internal Instability; and another with the title Gulf Rivalry and the Outcomes of the Arab Uprisings.