Yemen

Professor Simon Mabon is Chair in International Politics at Lancaster University where he is also Director of the Richardson Institute.Hadil Al-Mowafak is a Research Analyst who joined the Yemen Policy Center as a Research Fellow in 2020. Her research focuses on issues related to peacebuilding.

• Introduction - Simon Mabon Part I Sectarianism, state, and peacebuilding1 Sectarianism in the Yemen WarAbdulsalam Mohammed 2 The relevance of sectarianism in the conflict in YemenHelen Lackner3 Over-stating the Yemeni State: Escaping the Westphalian strait jacket Simon MabonPart II: Regionalism beyond sect4 The Southern Cause (al-qadhiyyah al-janub) and the Yemeni conflictSusanne Dahlgren5 The UAE’s military engagement in Yemen: Interests, role and implicationsIbrahim Jalal 6 Northern tribes and the future of Yemen conflictAdel Dashela and Nadwa Al-Dawsari Part III: Sectarian entrenchment as a cost of conflict 7 The Yemeni metaconflict: The battle over narratives in a multi-layered conflictMaria-Louise Clausen8 The Salafis and the war in YemenLaurent Bonnefoy9 Institutionalizing of ideology: the Houthis’ recruitment of fighters in YemenNadwa al-Dawsari