Understanding the root causes of the conflict in Yemen

Hani Albasoos and Buthaina Al Hinai
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Hani Albasoos: Department of political science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Buthaina Al Hinai: Department of political science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

Bussecon Review of Social Sciences (2687-2285), 2020, vol. 2, issue 2, 14-20

Abstract: Following the Arab Spring in 2011, Yemen’s devastating conflicts have deepened even further, leading the country to be the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Despite the international community's multiple attempts to resolve this conflict, the conflict seems to have reached a stalemate. To make matters worse, resolving the conflict is made difficult by the large number of parties involved, internally and externally, and by the complex, dual and fluid nature of the relationships they share. Although the media and international community's focus is directed towards the binary conflict between the Hadi government and Saudi Arabia on one side and Iran and the Houthis on the other, the conflict is greatly multifaceted and far from being binary. This paper critically analyzes and explores other participating actors to comprehend the root causes of the conflict entirely. Although this conflict has been advertised as a proxy war, while others trace back the motivation to sectarianism, this paper argues how this analysis can be misleading and hindering the peace process.

Keywords: Yemen; Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Security (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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