Global, Regional, and Local Dynamics in the Yemen Crisis

This international relations study investigates the underlying causes of the Yemen crisis by analyzing the interactions of global, regional, and local actors. At all phases, GCC member states played a key role, from political negotiations amidst street protests in 2011 to formation of an international military coalition in 2015. Using a multi-actor model, the book shows that various actors, whether state or non-state, foreign or domestic, combined to create a disastrous armed conflict and humanitarian crisis. Yemen's tragedy is often blamed on Saudi Arabia and its rivalry with Iran, which is usually defined in sectarian "Sunni-Shia" terms, yet the book presents a more complex picture of what happened due to involvement by many other foreign actors, such as the UAE, UN, UK, US, EU, Russia, China, Turkey, Oman, Qatar, and African states of the Red Sea and Horn of Africa. Stephen W. Day is Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at Rollins College, and former Visiting Assistant Professor of Middle East Politics at St. Lawrence University and Stetson University, USA. Noel Brehony CMG is Honorary Vice President and former Chair of the British Yemeni Society. He is former President of the British Society for Middle East Studies and former Chair of the Council for British Research in the Levant.

Auteur
Stephen W. Day is Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at Rollins College, and former Visiting Assistant Professor of Middle East Politics at St. Lawrence University and Stetson University, USA.
Noel Brehony CMG is Honorary Vice President and former Chair of the British Yemeni Society. He is former President of the British Society for Middle East Studies and former Chair of the Council for British Research in the Levant.

Contenu
Chapter 1: IntroductionStephen Day
Part I Global Dynamics
Chapter 2: The Role of the United Nations in the Yemen CrisisHelen Lackner
Chapter 3: The British Role in the Yemen CrisisNoel Brehony
Chapter 4: America's Role in the Yemen CrisisStephen Day
Chapter 5: The European Union's Role in the Yemen CrisisLaurent Bonnefoy
Chapter 6: The Russian Role in the Yemen CrisisSamuel Ramani
Chapter 7: The Chinese Perspective on the Yemen CrisisI-wei Jennifer Chang
Part II Regional Dynamics
Chapter 8: Saudi Arabia's Role in the Yemen CrisisBruce Riedel
Chapter 9: The UAE Role in the Yemen CrisisNoel Brehony
Chapter 10: Iran's Role in the Yemen CrisisAlex Vatanka
Chapter 11: Omani and Qatari Roles in the Yemen CrisisAbdullah Baabood and Ahmed Baabood
Chapter 12: Turkey and Egypt in the Yemen CrisisÖzlem Tür
Chapter 13: The Horn of Africa and the Yemen CrisisAlex de Waal
Part III Local Dynamics
Chapter 14: The Role of Legitimacy, Hadi and the Islah PartyNadwa al-Dawsari and Summer Nasser
Chapter 15: The Role of Coup Forces, Saleh and the HouthisLuca Nevola and Baraa Shiban
Chapter 16: The Role of Hirak and Southern Transitional CouncilStephen Day
Chapter 17: The Role of Muslim Brothers, Salafis, and JihadisLaurent Bonnefoy and Manuel Almeida
Part IV Conclusion
Chapter 18: ConclusionNoel Brehony