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Conflict in Yemen
Thu, February 15th, 2018
Beirut, Lebanon
Yemen has entered a new political and military phase following the death of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, and the infighting in Aden between U.A.E.-backed secessionists and forces under the command of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. No formal or informal peace negotiations took place in 2017, as both the Houthis and Saudi-led coalition excluded the General Congress Party and Qatar, respectively, from their alliances. Simultaneously, these regional tensions and local divisions are further exacerbating the country's humanitarian crisis.
What does the near future hold for Yemen? Will the south secede? And if it does, how will this impact the ongoing fighting?
To answer these questions and more, the Carnegie Middle East Center and the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies held an open discussion with Yemeni researchers and experts on various conflict scenarios and the fate of one of the world’s poorest countries after six years of revolution and war.
Program
Session I: Regional Tensions
3:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Jamila Ali Raja, researcher and former diplomat
Maged al-Madhaji, executive director of Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies
Moderator: Maha Yahya
Session II: Local Conflict Dynamics
4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Hussam Radman, journalist and researcher
Sama’a al-Hamdani, researcher and writer
Ameen Yafaee, activist and writer
Moderator: Farea al-Muslimi
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
Sama'a al-Hamdani
Researcher and writer
Maged al-Madhaji
Farea Al-Muslimi
Research fellow at Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa Programme
Farea Al-Muslimi is a research fellow at Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa Programme.
Hussam Radman
Journalist and Researcher
Jamila Ali Raja
Researcher and former diplomat
Ameen Yafaee
