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A comprehensive introduction to Yemens current crises, major players, and potential solutions to an ongoing civil war. In 2014, a tribal alliance from Yemens northern regions seized the capital city of Sanaa and overthrew a republic that had ruled since 1962. Known as the Houthi Movement, these rebels are today vying for control, sparring with southern separatist movements and former President Ali Abdullah Salehs political party. Indeed, Yemen--located in the southwest corner of the Arabian peninsula--has become synonymous with civil unrest, sectarian conflict, famine, and rampant disease in recent years. Yet the country has a much deeper history--one that stretches back centuries. In Yemen: What Everyone Needs to Know�, Asher Orkaby provides a broad-ranging, historical overview of the country and its peoples that focuses in particular on the contemporary situation. He covers the countrys major political figures and ethnic groups, explaining the origins of each and their impact on contemporary national politics. Throughout, he focuses on tribalism, religious dynamics, regional identities, Yemens African and Jewish minorities, and the social impact of the Arab Spring on the countrys women and youth. Orkaby also offers readers a window into Yemens rich past: its archaeological treasures, its ancient economic prosperity, and its tribal and religious history. He also looks to Yemens future, identifying potential avenues through which Yemen can use its promising geographic location, natural resources, and economic potential to achieve stability.About author(s):Asher Orkaby, Associate Research Scholar, Princeton Universitys Transregional Institute Asher Orkaby is a Fellow at the Wilson Center, and Associate Research Scholar at Princeton Universitys Transregional Institute. He is the author of Beyond the Arab Cold War (Oxford). Over the course of the current conflict in Yemen, Orkaby has contributed regularly to Foreign Affairs, The National Interest, Wall Street Journal, among many other publications, and has commented on both English and Arabic media such as C-SPAN and Al Jazeera.
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