Archive: November, 2011

The Arab Spring and the looming threat of disintegration in Yemen

Posted on 11/11/11 in Article, No Comments

Since the commencement of the popular uprising against President Saleh of Yemen some nine months ago, country-wide chaos and social disorder has paralysed this geo-strategically important nation of the Arabian peninsula.  In spite of both international and regional efforts to calm the situation, there is still no real prospect of a quick end to the [...]

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