Yemen and the New Regional Order

Jakub Sławek

doi:10.18778/1641-4233.21.03

Authors

Jakub Sławek Free-lance analyst

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1641-4233.21.03

Keywords:

Yemen, Arab Spring, GCC, National Dialogue Conference, Al-Houthi, Saudi Arabian military operations

Abstract

This article intends to shed light on the political and security developments in Yemen that ultimately resulted in the Saudi-led military operation in this country. It discusses the political background behind the Yemeni revolution of 2011, its positive outcome in the shape of the results of the National Dialogue Conference and the reasons for the collapse of the efforts to stabilize Yemen.

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Author Biography

Jakub Sławek, Free-lance analyst

A graduate of Arabic Studies in Cracow, he worked for Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jemen, Algieria, Saudi Arabia. He published two books: Jemen – świat wartości plemiennych (Jemen – a world of tribal values) (Ibidem 2008) and Polsko-arabski słownik wyrażen politycznych i dyplomatycznych (Polish-Arabic Dictionary of Political and Diplomatic Expressions) (Uniwersytet Śląski 2016) and more than ten academic articles.

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