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Competing for Control over the State: The Case of Yemen
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This article argues that the current conflict in Yemen is better understood as a competition over who controls the state, rather than as a conflict between the state and a non-state actor. It traces the development of the Houthis and shows how the movement managed to seize key government institutions. However, the Houthis lack internal legitimacy and have not been able to position themselves as a nationally relevant political elite. The fragmentation of the Yemeni state has resulted in a shift to more localized struggles over access to resources and power that involve both internal and external actors.
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“The Houthi insurgents, who are Shiite rebels with ties to Iran and a history of overthrowing the Sunni government, took control of Sana'a, Yemen's capital and largest city, in 2014 and imposed their demands for lower fuel prices and a new administration (Clausen, 2018).”
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President Joe Biden’s Policy Shift: A Transformative Impact on Resolving the Yemen Conflict
Arshad, M. U. (2023) · Contemporary Issues in Social Sciences and Management Practices · doi:10.61503/cissmp.v2i2.34 · Cited by 3
Metadata
- Authors
- Clausen, M.-L.
- Affiliations
- Danish Institute for International Studies (DK)
- Corresponding author
- Clausen, Maria-Louise
- Venue
- Small Wars & Insurgencies
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2018-05-04
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 560-578
- ISSN
- 0959-2318 (ISSN-L)
- 1743-9558
- OpenAlex
- W2801397190
- Cited by
- 64
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 4
- FWCI
- 10.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Small Wars and Insurgencies (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Middle East Politics and Society
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Conflict and Governance
- Keywords
- Houthis, Yemen conflict, state control, state fragmentation, non-state actors, internal legitimacy, political elites, resource conflicts, external actors
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