The Yemeni Crisis: Structural Characteristics and Current Dynamics

... broader interethnic and interreligious conflict unfolding in another part of the region. Nevertheless, such a connection through an ideological construct of Yemeni origin does not appear alien or out of place. Having remained marginalized since 2004, Houthism has reemerged in the new stage of the civil conflict as a manifestation of the political will of the majority of the population—a society ravaged by years of war yet retaining its resilience and fighting spirit. This reality once again clearly reaffirms the long-standing argument that coercive methods are ill-suited to resolving the Yemeni conflict. The extraordinary nature of the ...