JDP (Jurnal Dinamika Pemerintahan)
Vol 2 No 2 (2019): Agustus 2019

YEMENI CIVIL WAR: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES AND PROSPECTS

Niaz Ahmed (Jamia Millia Islamia)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Aug 2019

Abstract

Yemeni conflict reflects the failure of the Yemeni government to address the common needs to its citizen, the uprising of politically marginalized Houthis and the corrupt state, which bring the country into civil war. This article is an attempt to know the causes, consequences, and the role of foreign powers and also the entire situation of Yemeni civil war. Yemen is the poorest Arab country in the world. Due to the effect of the Arab Socialist Movement, Yemen’s Imamate ruling system disintegrated in 1970 and the country divided into two nations, North Yemen and South Yemen. Again in 1990 under the leadership of Ali Abdullah Saleh, both have been united into one nation. The corrupt rule of government, the unhealthy treatment of Houthi minority and the internal conflict made the country more unstable. Political transition happed in 2011 for the stabilization of the country, but it fails to bring peace and finally in 2015 Yemen faces a devastating civil war. Different attempts have been taken by the international community for normalizing the conflict, but all fail to bring peace. The country is suffering the worst humanitarian crisis. Saudi Arabia and Iran is the main player in the conflict. This qualitative study will try to highlight the different scenario of Yemen and also provide an overview of the civil conflict. Keywords: Yemen, Houthis, Civil War, Humanitarian Crisis

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jdp

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Humanities Social Sciences

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JDP (Jurnal Dinamika Pemerintahan) is an open access journal that is published regularly in January and August each year. The JDP aims to build intellectuality and develop science through writing, research and studies on politics and the dynamics of governance that develop at the international, ...