Yemen: Why is there Always War in Yemen?

Meng Chao, Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

November 2024

Yemen has been in a state of political instability and war for a long time. The reasons can be mainly attributed to the following aspects: The interweaving of political, religious and economic factors. Yemen is a country where political, religious and economic factors are intertwined, and there have always been many problems in national construction, social development and national unity.

Politically, Yemen’s history has seen various factions and political groups fighting for power and suppressing dissidents;

religiously, there are major differences and contradictions between Sunnis and Shiites in Yemen;

economically, Yemen is a poor and backward country with slow economic development, low levels of social welfare, and serious social contradictions.

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