Yemen Pros And Cons

Although Yemen’s government has never really been strong, its main problems started with rallies and demonstrations against their President at that time. These demonstrations were fueled by the dislike for the highly corrupt Yemeni government along with their high unemployment rates and deteriorating economy. (Central intelligence agency, 2017) Between civil wars and multiple secessionist movements the government was over ran by groups of militias and tribes that have banded together to push out and dismember the political structure and legitimacy of the Yemeni government. The capital, and presidential compound where among the first to be overran and currently the government is still fighting to gain control from its furthest southern tip. (Central intelligence agency, 2017) Peace talks are nowhere in sight for this country’s civil war that is ongoing and devastating.

For the United States, the Gulf region remains one of the most geo-strategically important locations in the world for diplomatic, intelligence cooperation, and business opportunities such as hydrocarbons and arms. This strategic cooperation has provided the region some stability, particularly with the rise of Iran and the Shi’a crescent and the chaotic outcome of the war in Iraq. The council members have also relied on the United State to fend off some of the domestic challenges to the existing regimes that are both internally and regionally rooted.

Things move so far and so fast in the Middle East that some of the pieces here already seem like distant history just a year or two after happening and being written. If Iran, in 2013, ‘felt that the economic pressure and the credible threat of military intervention were to threaten its very survival, it might, just as Assad did with the chemical weapons, go as far as give up the entire nuclear program altogether.’ Before 2014 started was a relatively peaceful time. But of course, we know now that the West will never make such a threat, that the mullahs will have their way, and that the Americans are in retreat amidst the confused ruins of their policies as the Russians move in.

n ambassador Dennis Ross’ lecture on the challenges of the US in the Middle East, Ross stressed the challenges that the Trump presidency will faced with. The Trump presidency like many administrations in the past is involved with a crisis or major war. However, this presidency has been lucky enough to already be faced with two issues at the same time. This signals the most difficult presidential position since the Reagan administration. The Trump presidency will be facing two different proxy-wars. With one issue of Yemen and the other being the rising combatant conflict in Syria. Worse yet, the Syria conflict includes several components of enemies that add to its extremity. Terrorist groups such as ISIS involvement, to Assad, to the close Russian

“If Saddam Hussein does not fully disarm, we will lead a coalition to disarm him.” These were the first words spoken that would give any inclination towards what was soon to come. In George Bush’s 2002 State of the Union address, he referred to the Middle East as an “axis of evil,” a term that would be used for the next ten years, throughout the devastating war with Iraq. Millions of American’s views on Iraq were clouded by the malicious actions of the few nineteen suicide bombers on September 11, 2001, and other preconceptions about the Muslim people. Consequently, today many people think that the U.S.’s involvement in Iraq was successful, removing Hussein’s regime and restoring freedom in Iraq. However, they probably aren’t aware of the massive impacts the war has had on Iraq and less importantly, America. The U.S./Iraq war has had a devastating impact on the social and economic states of Iraq, and has contributed to the U.S. pouring billions of dollars of taxpayer money into the military.

In the post -World War II era, the competition of global supremacy between the superpowers of the time, United States and the Soviet Union resulted in the Cold War. Many countries in the world were pulled into this rivalry including many of the states of the Middle East. Allies against the Soviet Union received substantial quantities of United States aid and were encouraged to purchase weapons of Western means. Those who were in opposition to the United States’ power received economic and military assistance from the Soviet Union. The United States were inclined to view the rivalry between them and the Soviet Union as a vie for global supremacy. The challenge of attaining democracy in the Middle East has been insufficient leadership specifically in those who shared a common border and were in proximity to the Soviet Union. The United States, in their determination to impede the threat of expansion of the borders of the Soviet Union as well as contain the spread of communion, provided economic and military assistance to keep Iran, Iraq and Turkey politically stable. Although this was the goal of the United States, they actually impeded the democracy and political stability of these countries through its persistent influence in government affairs, determining its future’s livelihood.

Conflict between the U.S. and the Middle East has gone on for too long. Starting in the reagan administration and continuing until now. In the book “Fool’s Errand” Scott Horton, the author, writes about what has caused this conflict to last so long and why the U.S. is involved anyway. Horton believes that the problem in the Middle East will get worse before it gets better, and that it will last for generations to come.

While the U.S. maintained a relatively confusing agenda regarding foreign policies during the Cold War era, its attitudes are clearer in the present as globalization has strengthened connections between all international actors and made it more difficult for some to focus on maintaining hostile outlooks. The U.S. has had a long history with Syria and Israel, as the superpower has struggled to keep the two countries from abusing each-other and has, at times, provided the latter with significant financial and military support. However, U.S. involvement in Israel-Syrian relations has declined significantly in the recent decades, only to emerge in the last few years as a consequence of the fact that the Middle East currently experiences a serious political crisis.

The United States have been involved in many countries throughout history. Most recently the U.S. have been involved with the Middle East and terrorist groups within those countries. Throughout our involvement in other countries the U.S. has experienced blowback. The term blowback has played a significant role on our foreign policy. “Blowback is defined as the unintended consequences of policies that were kept from the American people” (Johnson, 2000, p. 8). This paper will discuss the effects of blowback in United States foreign policy and why it matters, the consequences of the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and how the Bush administration contributed to the rise of ISIS.

After the death of Osama Bin Laden, the leader of AL-Qaeda, the U.S. have finally withdrew their troops from that battle ground and brought them home. President Obama has been declaring that he would bring the troops back home and he finally has. Now faced with another threat that has claimed the U.S. as their enemy, the U.S. has been put on the edge of the national security. The question now is, ‘Should the U.S. go after this enemy after just coming back from a war?’ There are some who think that this situation should be settled with as soon as possible and some who think that this isn’t our war to fight. The U.S.

Some believe that a long term solution to the ISIS threat can only be solved by trying to implement deep and lasting political changes in Iraq and Syria. Although at this point implementation of such objectives could not happen fast enough to answer the urgencies that surround ISIS's threat, an additional counter attack that could slow down the movement enough until a better solution can be devised. Such military strikes could start to provide moderate relief until ISIS can mount a counterattack. However, the considerable damage that ISIS will veritably endure will be sure to generate resentment and negative scrutiny against the United States. Another risk that the United State faces is the possibility of ISIS expanding so much that they take over control of the Middle East as a entire entity thus posing significant financial and military threats. If the United States does not plan to leave the Middle East completely and for good, they must find a way to quickly tame the beast that is ISIS. But if the United States does plan on keeping positive relations with any aspect of the Middle East they must face ISIS head

From as early as 1953 with the assistance in the coup to overthrow then Iranian leadership to the killing of Bin Laden, we see that America has had a hand in the Middle East and as fig.1 demonstrates and if to be believed, the problems that now find need for policies, competencies and leadership had the helping hand of the United Staten in creating the dis function in the region; as Malcolm X would so eloquently state “the chickens are finally coming home to roost.”

Human rights is a right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person. Yemen, officially known as the Republic of Yemen, is an Arab country in Western Asia at the Southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen is the second-largest country in the peninsula. In Yemen the hard security dilemmas: Yemen is a country with very similar numbers of Sunni, and Shia Muslims. From a religious point of view, the key consideration is the increasing risk of regional escalation. This is with the involvement of Iran and Saudi Arabia in the Saada civil war. The Republic of Yemen is one of the driest, poorest and least developed countries in the world, because they're to busy worried about the wars that they be getting into. It is ranked 140 out of 182 countries on the UNDP Human Development Index (2009).

Since Yemen was already considered a poor country, the conflict between the Republic of Yemen Government and the Houthi rebels made matters worse. This led to Saudi Arabia contributing to controversial air strikes with the intention to help reinstate President Hadi’s position in the government, which in-turn is responsible for a great portion of civilian deaths. Having the US involved to peacefully put an end to the war would help save many civilian lives. By doing so, the crises in Yemen can be resolved adequately, and allow for the nation to prosper and grow once more. The Republic of Yemen Government and Houthi rebels must come to a ceasefire and truce, but this may only be reached by the assistance of the United

Providing security in the middle east has been a priority and also a challenge for the international community, especially within the last two decades. Through this time period the middle east as a region, despite its wealth of natural resources, has experienced severe conflict caused by corruption, religious tensions, and the disenfranchisement of local citizens just to highlight a few crucial issues. Because of these issues the Middle East has been a hotbed for instability. My article, “What Will It Take to Prevent a Security Decline in Mosul” is a briefing by two RAND Corporation security fellows Shelly Culbertson and Linda Robinson. In their briefing they discuss main challenges the international community must prioritize addressing in