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The Conflicts in Yemen and U.S. National Security (Paperback)
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The Conflicts in Yemen and U.S. National Security (Paperback)
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The political situation within Yemen has catapulted to the top tier
of U.S. national security concerns over the last several years as
it has become more directly linked to both the problem of
international terrorism and the need for future stability in the
Arabian Peninsula. On the terrorism front, the December 25, 2009,
attempted bombing of a U.S. passenger aircraft in Detroit,
Michigan, by an individual trained by Yemeni terrorists was a
particularly clear warning to the United States about the dangers
of neglecting this geopolitically important country. Yet, this near
catastrophe also underscored the need for a careful consideration
of U.S. policies regarding Yemen. This requirement may be
especially clear when one considers the chain of events that might
have been set off had there been a successful terrorist strike in
Detroit in which hundreds of Americans were killed. Apart from the
human cost of such a tragedy, the U.S. leadership would have been
under enormous pressure to respond in a way consistent with the
level of public outrage associated with the event. Public pressure
might well have existed for military intervention in Yemen with
U.S. ground combat troops. Such an intervention is something that
the present work insists would infuriate virtually the entire
Yemeni population, regardless of the objective merits of the U.S.
case for the offensive use of U.S. ground combat forces. In
approaching this analysis, Dr. W. Andrew Terrill quotes then
Central Command Commander General David Petraeus in an April 2009
statement that the al-Qaeda threat across the Middle East is
weakening except in Yemen. In Yemen, the threat still seems to be
growing well over a year following this prescient observation.
Additionally, while the terrorism threat alone requires an
intensive U.S. interest in Yemen, it is not the only reason why an
understanding of current Yemeni issues is important for the U.S.
national interest. An intermittent insurgency by Zaydi rebels in
northern Yemen and an expanding secessionist movement in southern
Yemen are also serious problems which may have important
implications for the wider Arabian Peninsula. Unfortunately, while
these problems are straightforward, their solutions are not. Dr.
Terrill also points out how deeply distrustful most Yemenis are of
any foreign military presence on their soil and how quickly
clerical leadership in Yemen will characterize any U.S. bases in
Yemen as colonialism, which the population is required to resist by
their religion. The U.S. challenge is therefore to help Yemen
destroy al-Qaeda without deploying large numbers of U.S. troops in
that country, while encouraging a peaceful and lasting resolution
of the government's problems with the northern Zaydi tribesmen and
the "Southern Movement," which calls for an independent state in
the south. All important U.S. policies on Yemen will have to be
coordinated with Saudi Arabia, which is Yemen's largest aid donor
and plays a major role in Yemen's politics. The Strategic Studies
Institute is pleased to offer this monograph as a contribution to
the national security debate on this important subject as our
nation continues to grapple with a variety of problems associated
with the future of the Middle East and the ongoing struggle against
al-Qaeda. This analysis should be especially useful to U.S.
strategic leaders and intelligence professionals as they seek to
address the complicated interplay of factors related to regional
security issues, fighting terrorism, and the support of local
allies. This work may also benefit those seeking a greater
understanding of long-range issues of Middle Eastern and global
security. It is hoped that this work will be of benefit to officers
of all services, as well as other U.S. Government officials
involved in military and security assistance planning.
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