Yemen Endures: Civil War, Saudi Adventurism and the Future of Arabia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The last Imam: the 1962 revolution in the Yemen Arab Republic -- Victor's peace: the end of the Cold War, unification and the 1994 Civil War -- An illusory state: parliamentary politics and presidential patronage -- Giraffe army: AK-47, arms-dealers and warlords -- Across the Gulf: piracy and people-smuggling from the Horn of Africa -- The chicken and the egg: elite competition, corruption and reform -- Layla and the madman: Yemen's role in the origins of Al-Qaeda -- Shadow war: US cruise missiles and drones -- Southern discomfort: birth of the southern separatist movement(s) -- Black box: Houthi-led insurgency in the northern province of Saada -- Change square: youth activists and the 2011 uprising -- Sheep rustlers: elite rivalry and urban warfare -- Breaking the bones: politics of balance and the 2012 transition -- Interregnum: Hadi's failure and the rise of the Houthis -- Saleh's revenge: the return to power.