A CLOSER LOOK AT YEMEN - A REVIEW ESSAY BY JAMES P. FARWELL
A CLOSER LOOK AT YEMEN - A REVIEW ESSAY BY JAMES P. FARWELL
Author(s): James P. FarwellSubject(s): Politics, Media studies, Geography, Regional studies, Communication studies, Security and defense, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
Keywords: Yemen; review essay; peace and conflict; Soviets; US; terrorism; politics; communication; strategic communication; NATO;
Summary/Abstract: ‘I would never a trust a man who didn’t steal’, former Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh famously declared. No wonder people call Yemen a kleptocracy. The exPresident of South Yemen, Ali Salim al-Beidh, was less quotable but claimed bragging rights as an Omar Sharif look-alike. Sharif and al-Beidh shared a passion for gambling, a quality that epitomizes the risks that Yemeni political parties have taken in pushing their agendas. History shows such risks can be costly. Sharif lost a $6 million mansion in a single hand of cards. Al-Beidh lost his country after cutting a deal with Saleh to unite north and south Yemen.
Journal: Defence Strategic Communications
- Issue Year: 2/2017
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 191-202
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English