In this article, we look at the political turbulence in unified 1990s-Yemen, and the major events that drove Yemen to the devastating and debilitating state that it is now in.
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In this article, we explore the chronology of major events that set the path for modern Yemen starting from the 1970s till 1990.
In this article, we explore the chronology of major events that set the mould for Yemen starting from the 1600s till 1960s.
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In this article, we look at some of the national players involved in Yemen conflict. The major players include the Houthis, the political parties in North and South Yemen, STC, local militias and so on.
Yemen’s conflicts and wars involve International, Regional and national players. In this article, we look at some of the major regional players AQAP, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Israel.
This article explores the roles and agendas of international players in Yemen conflict. Many international players are acting out their agendas in the current conflict in Yemen, the major ones being the US and its western allies including Canada and Europeans like UK, France, Germany, (the usual culprits) etc.
In this article, we explore Yemen’s paths to peace, which is essential for its socio-economic recovery. And for Yemen to achieve stable and permanent peace, Yemen has to decide whether it can survive as a unified country given the disparities in cultures, ways of living, types of economies and so on.
In this article, we give the summary of the of the concluding part of 20-part series of Global conflicts under the radar focused on Yemen, tracking Yemen’s politics through its modern conflicts, highs and lows till date.
We conclude our long series on Global Conflicts under the radar focused on Yemen with this Part XLI. Yemen’s conflicts, local and regional, have a long history, rooted in centuries-long colonialism, inter-tribal rivalries, ancient to modern fights over its gold mines and coffee, to name a few. Modern colonialism in Yemen itself is at least over 5 centuries old, first under the Ottoman empire, then partly under the British, then under tribal elitist monarchies, until South Yemen started a tryst with socialism, much to the dismay of its imperialist oil monarchist neighbors and their western overlords. They ensured that Yemen was constantly in turmoil so that its democratic, socialist ambitions were always foreshadowed by violence on political or religious ideologies. So Yemen remained the poorest country in the middle east despite its vast natural resources which included even oil & gas. All these largely went under the radar of global conflicts until recently in 2015 when Saudi-led coalition of western proxies started bombarding this nation that was barely on its knees, despite being independent since late 1960s.
The never-ending internal conflicts and the regional war over Yemen’s politics and resources that split its governance along a North-South division has spilt over into Yemen’s Banking sector as well. We are looking into the woes in Yemen's banking industry and some possible solutions.
