U.S.-Yemen Relations
Foreign Aid, Policy Options, and Recent Developments
Throughout his decades of rule, Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh has balanced various political forces — tribes, political parties, military officials, and radical Islamists — to create a stable ruling coalition that has kept his regime intact. He has also managed relations with a changing coterie of international supporters, including other Arab states, the Soviet Union, the United States, European countries, and numerous international organizations, seeking support in times of crisis and leveraging external assistance to meet internal challenges. Throughout this period, experts have periodically warned about the impending collapse of the Yemeni state and its potential consequences for regional…
