Yemen : background, issues and Al Qaeda role / / Gabriel A. Dumont, editor

• Pubblicazione: Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 p.)
• Disciplina: 327.533073
• Soggetto topico: Terrorism - Yemen (Republic); National security - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Foreign relations Yemen (Republic); Yemen (Republic) Foreign relations United States; Yemen (Republic) Strategic aspects
• Altri autori: DumontGabriel A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- YEMEN: BACKGROUND, ISSUES AND AL QAEDA ROLE -- YEMEN: BACKGROUND, ISSUES AND AL QAEDA ROLE -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 YEMEN: BACKGROUND AND U.S. RELATIONS -- SUMMARY -- COUNTRY OVERVIEW -- A Perpetually Failing State: Yemen and the Dilemma for U.S. National Security Policy -- LATEST DEVELOPMENTS -- Attempted Christmas Day Airline Bombing: Background and Connection to Yemen -- Overview -- Recent U.S.-Yemeni Counterterrorism Cooperation against AQAP -- Attempted Christmas Day Airline Bombing and Alleged Yemeni Involvement -- Administration and Congressional Response -- Additional U.S. Foreign Aid to Yemen -- Yemeni Detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- U.S. Political Support to President Saleh -- U.S. Policy Options -- MANIFESTATIONS OF STATE FAILURE IN YEMEN -- Terrorism and Al Qaeda -- The USS Cole Bombing -- Initial U.S.-Yemeni Counterterrorism Cooperation -- Al Qaeda's Resurgence -- Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula -- Assessing the AQAP Threat -- Profiles of AQAP Leaders and Other Radical Yemeni Islamists -- Nasir al Wuhayshi -- Sa'id al Shihri -- Shaykh Abd al Majid al Zindani -- Anwar al Awlaki -- The Al Houthi Revolt in Northern Sa'da Province -- Operation Scorched Earth -- Iranian Involvement? -- Saudi Arabian Involvement -- Unrest in the South -- The Major Challenges: Water Depletion, Declining Oil Revenues, Rising Food Prices, and Qat -- Poor Governance and Uncertainty over Presidential Succession -- FOREIGN RELATIONS -- Somalia: Piracy, Terrorism, and Refugees -- Al Shabab and Possible Ties to AQAP? -- Relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) -- Arab-Israeli Conflict -- U.S. RELATIONS AND FOREIGN AID -- Yemeni Detainees in Guantanamo Bay -- U.S. Foreign Aid to Yemen -- Military Aid -- Economic Aid -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 COUNTRY PROFILE: YEMEN. ; COUNTRY -- HISTORICAL BACKGROUND -- Medieval History -- Former North Yemen -- Former South Yemen -- Road to Unification -- Unrest and Civil War -- 1994 to Present -- GEOGRAPHY -- Location -- Size -- Land Boundaries -- Disputed Territory -- Length of Coastline -- Maritime Claims -- Topography -- Principal Rivers -- Climate -- Natural Resources -- Land Use -- Environmental Factors -- Time Zone -- SOCIETY -- Population -- Demography -- Ethnic Groups and Languages -- Religion -- Education and Literacy -- Health -- Welfare -- ECONOMY -- Overview -- Gross Domestic Product (GDP) -- Government Budget -- Inflation -- Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing -- Mining and Minerals -- Industry and Manufacturing -- Energy -- Services -- Banking and Finance -- Tourism -- Labor -- Foreign Economic Relations -- Imports -- Exports -- Trade Balance -- Balance of Payments -- External Debt -- Foreign Investment -- Currency and Exchange Rate -- Fiscal Year -- TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- Overview -- Roads -- Railroads -- Ports -- Inland Waterways -- Civil Aviation and Airports -- Pipelines -- Telecommunications -- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS -- Political System/Overview -- Constitution -- Branches of Government -- Administrative Divisions -- Provincial and Local Government -- Judicial and Legal System -- Electoral System -- Politics and Political Parties -- Mass Media -- Foreign Relations -- Membership in International Organizations -- Major International Treaties -- NATIONAL SECURITY -- Armed Forces Overview -- Foreign Military Relations -- External Threat -- Defense Budget -- Major Military Units -- Major Military Equipment -- Military Service -- Paramilitary Forces -- Foreign Military Forces -- Military Forces Abroad -- Police -- Internal Threat -- Terrorism -- Human Rights -- Chapter 3 AL QAEDA IN YEMEN AND SOMALIA: A TICKING TIME BOMB -- LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. ; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 1. AL QAEDA RECONSTITUTED -- Background -- A Continuing Threat in Pakistan -- 2. YEMEN: EXPLOITING WEAKNESSES -- A Multifaceted Threat to U.S. Interests -- Al Qaeda Transformation Underway in Yemen -- A History of Violence and Extremism -- 3. SOMALIA: FAILURE BREEDS EXTREMISM -- Alliance or Not, a Specific Threat to Americans Exists -- State Failure Offers Further Opportunities for Terrorists -- 4. CONCLUSION -- End Notes -- Chapter 4 FOLLOWING THE MONEY IN YEMEN AND LEBANON: MAXIMIZING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF U.S. SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION LENDING -- LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- Yemen -- Lebanon -- INTRODUCTION -- YEMEN -- Background -- U.S. SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO YEMEN -- Trends in U.S. Assistance to Yemen -- Red Flags -- Recommendation -- Pros and Cons of Increasing the Military Involvement in Foreign Assistance -- Civ-Mil Coordination Within the Embassy -- Regional Expertise and Continuity of Effort -- Recommendation -- FMF vs. 1206 -- Recommendation -- Constructive Criticism from Host Government End Users -- An Avoidable Problem in Provision of Excess Defense Articles (EDA) -- 1206: Consultations with Host Government vs. Managing Expectations -- IFI LENDING -- Overview of Development Issues and International Donor Assistance -- The World Bank's Program -- Need for Private Sector Investment -- Recommendation -- World Bank Investigative Panel: Oversight Run Amuck -- Recommendation -- Parliamentary Oversight -- Empowering Reform from Within -- Recommendation -- LEBANON -- Background -- Recommendation -- RED FLAGS -- Recommendation -- U.S. SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON -- Trends in U.S. Assistance -- Continuing Oversight Leads to Improved Operations -- Recommendation -- Internal and External Coordination -- FMF vs. 1206 -- Recommendation -- Recommendation. ; Assistance to the Internal Security Forces -- Reining in Contractor Expenses -- Constructive Criticism from Host Government End Users -- IFI LENDING -- Economic Situation -- Overview of International Donor Assistance -- The World Bank -- The IMF in Lebanon -- Oversight -- Recommendation -- APPENDIX I. INTERLOCUTORS IN YEMEN -- APPENDIX II. INTERLOCUTORS IN LEBANON -- APPENDIX III. ACRONYMS -- End Notes -- Chapter 5 OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN JOHN F. KERRY, U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, HEARING ON YEMEN* -- Chapter 6 OPENING STATEMENT OF DICK LUGAR, U.S. SENATOR FOR INDIANA, U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, HEARING ON YEMEN* -- Chapter 7 TESTIMONY OF AMBASSADOR JEFFREY D. FELTMAN, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS, AND AMBASSADOR DANIEL BENJAMIN, COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM, SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS* -- CONTEXT FOR U.S. POLICY TOWARD YEMEN -- A TWO-PRONGED STRATEGY -- CHALLENGES AHEAD -- ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS OF U.S. RESPONSE -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 8 BEWARE OF FALSE ANALOGIES: WHY YEMEN IS NOT IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN OR SOMALIA....IT'S YEMEN* -- A REVIEW OF THE BASICS -- POLITICAL HISTORY AND CURRENT EVENTS -- THE US AND YEMEN -- YEMEN'S CHALLENGES -- US OPTIONS -- Water -- Energy -- Population -- Political Structure -- WHERE SHOULD THE US FOCUS? -- SOME FINAL THOUGHTS AND CAUTIONARY TALES - CIVILIAN CAPACITY NOT JUST MILITARY CAPABILITY -- Chapter 9 TURMOIL IN YEMEN: HOW UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES CAN HELP US UNDERMINE AL-QA'IDA AND THE RADICAL PARADIGM* -- YEMEN -- Regime -- Demographics -- Islamic Radicalism -- Radical Salafism -- The Houthi Shia Uprising -- Southern Movement -- REGIONAL CONTEXT -- AL-QA'IDA -- What Does This Mean and What to Do about It? -- Chapter 10 HOW TO APPLY SMART POWER IN YEMEN. ; Chapter 11 TESTIMONY OF GREGORY D. JOHNSEN, PHD. CANDIDATE, NEAR EASTERN STUDIES, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, BEFORE THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE* -- INTRODUCTION -- I. ELITE RIVALRY -- II. SECURITY CHALLENGES -- A. Al-Qaeda -- The First Phase: 2001 - 2003 -- The Second Phase: 2006 - Present -- 2006-2007 -- 2008 -- 2009 -- B. Al-Huthi Conflict -- Background -- The Huthi Rebellion -- The Huthis -- III. FOUNDATIONAL CHALLENGES -- The Loss of Oil and Water -- The Economy -- CONCLUSION -- End Notes -- INDEX.
• Sommario/riassunto: With limited natural resources, a crippling illiteracy rate, and high population growth, Yemen faces an array of daunting development challenges that some observers believe make it at risk for becoming a failed state. Yemen is largely dependent on external aid from Persian Gulf countries, Western donors, and international financial institutions. As the country's population rapidly rises, resources dwindle, and terrorist groups take root in the outlying provinces, the Obama Administration is left to grapple with the consequences of Yemeni instability. This book is an overview of Yemen's history, U.S. relations and the role of Al Qaeda in the region.
• Titolo autorizzato: Yemen
• ISBN: 1-61728-331-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910960151203321
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• Serie: Countries, regional studies, trading blocks, unions, world organizations.