Author Bios

Fran Korten is contributing editor of YES! Magazine.

James R. King is an independent analyst in New York City, where he writes on Zaydism, Yemen and the broader Middle East. A former Fulbright fellow in Jordan, King …

Niko Kyriakou is a freelance journalist based in northern California who has written for UPI, Inter Press Service, OneWorld.net, American Prospect Online, and various print media.  

Severo M. Ornstein is a retired computer scientist.