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Yemen, the Wound that Still Bleeds in the Gulf and Beyond

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submitted on 2023-05-11, 07:45 and posted on 2023-05-14, 12:17 authored by Joel Foyth

This chapter addresses the causes and reasons for continuation of Yemeni civil war. In 2011, Yemenis mobilized to demand the departure of President Abdullah Saleh and the establishment of a better society. After thirty years in power, Saleh signed his resignation and began a political transition that was initially promising. This chapter argues that the absence of real change and the complexity of Yemeni society undermined the process, leading to civil conflict. In addition, the turbulent Yemeni reality was intertwined with dark regional geopolitics, marked by sectarianism and competition between Saudi Arabia, Iran, and United Arab Emirates. This chapter suggests that the war eventually turned into a brutal fight, which has been qualified as The century’s worst humanitarian crisis.

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Published in: Social Change and Transformation in the Gulf Region
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
See article on publisher's website: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7796-1_38

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  • English

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Springer Singapore

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  • 2023

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This Item is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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  • Qatar National Library

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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States

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