The Difficulties of Moving Forward in Yemen
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Foreign Policy Project Senior Analyst Jonathan Ruhe examines the roadblocks Yemen faces as President Ali Abdullah Saleh transfers power:
“Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s surprising decision to transfer power to his deputy on November 23 has been greeted with approval in Riyadh, Washington and at the United Nations. Yet it has elicited a broader range of emotions in Yemen itself, including jubilation, indifference and outright hostility. Saleh’s agreement to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) transition plan represents the first of many steps toward addressing—though not necessarily resolving—one of the Middle East’s most intractable crises. It also unleashes divisions that will complicate the tasks of shaping and installing a successor government. Given the upheavals of the past year, prospects for positive change are uncertain.”
Read the full article online at The National Interest. Related Posts
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