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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461867903321

Titolo

Yemen on the brink [[electronic resource] /] / Christopher Boucek and Marina Ottaway, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, c2010

ISBN

0-87003-253-4

1-283-83583-5

0-87003-329-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (124 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BoucekChristopher

OttawayMarina

Disciplina

953.32053

Soggetti

Political violence - Yemen (Republic)

Islamic fundamentalism - Yemen (Republic)

Electronic books.

Yemen (Republic) Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Yemen: avoiding a downward spiral / Christopher Boucek -- Exploiting grievances: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula / Alistair Harris -- War in Saada: from local insurrection to national challenge / Christopher Boucek -- The political challenge of Yemen's southern movement / Stephen Day -- What comes next in Yemen? Al-Qaeda, the tribes, and state-building / Sarah Phillips -- Stabilizing a failing state / Marina Ottaway, Christopher Boucek.

Sommario/riassunto

Yemen is facing a unique confluence of crises. A civil war in the North, a secessionist movement in the South, and a resurgence of al Qaeda are unfolding against the background of economic collapse, insufficient state capacity, and governance and corruption issues.The security challenges are the most important in the short run, because economic and governance issues cannot be addressed without a minimum of stability. This volume brings together analyses of the critical problems that have dragged Yemen close to state failure. It provides an assessment of Yemen's major security challenge