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Situated at the crossroads of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, Yemen is one of the world’s oldest civilizations. It is also is the poorest country in the Arab world and one on the verge of economic collapse.
Today’s Republic of Yemen came into being in 1990, when traditionalist North Yemen and Marxist South Yemen merged after years of border wars. Since unification, Yemen has been attempting to modernize and open up to the rest of the world, but it still maintains much of its tribal character, and tensions between the north and south have persisted, with periodic outbreaks of violence that appear to…
In This Issue
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Foreword: Terorrist Activity in Yemen
Middle East Security and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
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Yemen Profile
Political History, Economy, and Foreign Relations
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Yemen Timeline
Key Events from 1918 to the Present
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U.S.-Yemen Relations
Foreign Aid, Policy Options, and Recent Developments
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Pro & Con
Has the Obama Administration Devised an Effective Counterterrorism Policy Toward Yemen?
