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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (124 p.)
• Disciplina: 953.32053
• Soggetto topico: Political violence - Yemen (Republic); Islamic fundamentalism - Yemen (Republic)
• Soggetto geografico: Yemen (Republic) Politics and government
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BoucekChristopher OttawayMarina
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Yemen on the brink
• ISBN: 0-87003-253-4; 1-283-83583-5; 0-87003-329-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461867903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II