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Continuation of the crisis in Yemen and its internal roots

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    1 M.A. Student in Regional Studies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

    2 Associate Professor of International Relations, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran

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Document Type : Research Paper

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this article is to examine the internal causes and roots of the continuation of the crisis in Yemen. In fact, this article tries to analyze the various internal factors in the continuation of the crisis in Yemen using the theoretical framework of protracted social conflict.
Method: The method of this article is analytical-descriptive and with this method we have analyzed the data collected from library sources and articles.                                     
Results: The findings show that despite the role of international and regional factors in the continuation of the crisis in Yemen, various internal political, social and cultural factors have contributed to the prolongation of the crisis in Yemen. The continuation of the crisis in Yemen seems to be related to its internal issues and to the centrality of the identity issue. Indeed, various internal factors such as the intense conflict between identity actors under the government's failure to respond to their material and spiritual needs and the consequent strengthening of a supportive and tribal government in Yemen before the current crisis exacerbated the conflict between identity groups and domestic actors. The start of the recent crisis and war as well as a long-running conflict over identity issues in Yemen have caused the disintegration of Yemeni society and paved the way for the crisis to continue.
Conclusion: It seems that the issue of the continuation of the crisis in Yemen can be defined in the form of three variables: the intensification of identity conflicts, the rule of an authoritarian state and the acute underdevelopment in Yemeni society. In this context, the variable of authoritarian government has a direct effect on the other two variables. In fact, the authoritarian state intensifies the conflict between identity actors both by its protectionist policies and by not responding to the identity needs of other identity actors, and by its utilitarian policies it neutralizes the process of moving towards development. As a result, in such a society, if a crisis or a national and international war occurs, it will be difficult to reduce that war and crisis.

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Political studies of Islamic world
Volume 10, Issue 3 - Serial Number 39
December 2021
Pages 107-131
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