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October 19, 2009
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Three local power struggles--the Houthi revolt in the north, the southern secessionist movement, and the pervasive threat of al-Qaeda--put Yemen's central government on "the brink of collapse".
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September 2009
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In this Carnegie Paper report, Christopher Boucek outlines the looming economic, political, and security challenges in Yemen and offers recommendations on how to tackle the forces limiting the central government's territorial control.
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May 7, 2007
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December 20, 2005
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This is the last of three articles that follow a U.S.-funded program to encourage democracy from its inception to its conclusion, and is based on a year of reporting in Washington and Yemen. It was done with the cooperation of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, which gave the Washington Post full access to the program without knowing how it, or any stories about it, would turn out.
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December 19, 2005
Must Read
This is the second of three articles that follow a U.S.-funded program to encourage democracy from its inception to its conclusion, and is based on a year of reporting in Washington and Yemen. It was done with the cooperation of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, which gave the Washington Post full access to the program without knowing how it, or any stories about it, would turn out.
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December 18, 2005
Must Read
This is the first of three articles that follow a U.S.-funded program to encourage democracy from its inception to its conclusion, and is based on a year of reporting in Washington and Yemen. It was done with the cooperation of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, which gave the Washington Post full access to the program without knowing how it, or any stories about it, would turn out.
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August 20, 1985
Essential Documents
Convention
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March 22, 1945
Essential Documents
Pact
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