The Houthi Movement, known officially as Ansar Allah, is a Zaydi revivalist movement that takes its name from its eponymous founder, Hussein al-Houthi. Leadership of the movement remains in the hands of the al-Houthi family and especially Abd al-Malik al-Houthi.
The 2011 Yemeni uprising opened up new political spaces of contention against the existing structures of power.
Ten years after the 2011 uprising and six years since the civil war outbreak in 2015, Yemen’s main, “old” political parties, the General People’s Congress (GPC) and Islah, are coping with a fragmented and deeply transformed country. On identity and alliance-making, Yemen’s political structure is traditionally marked by fluidity and pragmatism.
After a decade of uprisings and conflict, what is going on with Yemen’s politics, political parties, and mobilization, as Saudi Arabia announces a new UN-supervised ceasefire proposal to end the conflict? The General People’s Congress (GPC, the party of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh) and Islah (which rallies the Muslim Brotherhood, part of the Salafis and the conservative-business-tribal milieu) are Yemen’s main political parties.
The new Rome MED This Week newsletter provides experts’ analyses and informed comments on the most significant developments in the MENA region, bringing together unique opinions on the topic and reliable foresight on future scenarios. This week, Yemen takes centre stage after Biden’s recent announcements that could change the critical situation on the ground.
In Yemen e sul “dossier Yemen”, la politica pare essersi arresa. Il neo-governo unitario con i secessionisti del Consiglio di Transizione del Sud (Stc) ha subito due attentati aerei, attribuiti agli huthi, nel giorno in cui il velivolo di stato atterrava ad Aden per reinsediarsi nella capitale provvisoria. A gennaio il Dipartimento di Stato americano uscente guidato da Mike Pompeo aveva deciso di classificare il movimento politico degli huthi, Ansar Allah, come organizzazione terroristica, designando come terroristi globali tre dei suoi capi.
Nel primo discorso al Dipartimento di Stato, il presidente Biden dice no alle offensive saudite in Yemen e delinea una ‘politica estera per la classe media’.
Taiwan, Yemen e Cuba: così l’amministrazione Trump riempie il cammino di Biden in politica estera di mine vaganti.
Taiwan, Yemen e Cuba: così l’amministrazione Trump riempie il cammino di Biden in politica estera di mine vaganti.
In 2020, the intermittent border battle between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia has gained in frequency, accuracy and targets, turning into the most slippery dimension of the Yemen war. This is a rising, dangerous trend: risks of miscalculation accentuate on both sides, also offering new casus belli between conflicting parties.
