Political bargaining and violent conflict: shifting elite alliances as the decisive factor in Yemen’s transformation

Yemen’s enduring resistance: youth between politics and informal mobilization

“…Many of the group's protests were not met with the type of repression seen in 2011 or prior to that, most likely because the PRE wanted to display its newly acquired democratic image, but also because intra-elite fighting absorbed most of its energy (see Transfeld, 2016). Nevertheless, when Marib Cause protests became too controversial, such as when the group touched on the sensitive topic of who in the PRE held shares in the oil companies, violence and repression followed.…”

The Saudi-led Intervention in Yemen. (c2021)

“…Regionally, KSA and its allies played a significant role in the Yemeni conflict. According to Transfeld (2016), the Yemeni conflict cannot be understood without taking KSA and Iran into the equation. The Saudi intervention in Yemen was a shock to many people in the region.…”

“…However, the Houthis currently deny the government's legitimacy and claim it is not adhering to Islamic laws and is unfit for ruling the country (Alkhadir, 2014). The relationship between the parties of conflict is very dynamic throughout the conflict (Transfeld, 2016). Nevertheless, some significant patterns of the hostile relationship between the conflict parties are the North-South divide and the newly marked Sunni-Shia divide.…”

“…The revolution achieved the latter after the Yemeni president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, resigned as part of a deal reached through the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) initiative agreement efforts in 2012 (Crocker, Hampson, & Aall, 2007). The agreement mainly includes the resignation of Saleh, the transferring of the presidency to his vice president, Abd Rabbo Mansour, and the creation of a transitional government with allocated quotas to key political groups (Transfeld, 2016). In exchange for Saleh's compliance with the agreement, he was offered complete immunity from prosecution and was permitted to continue leading the General People's Party (GPC).…”