Security and Conflict / Policy Brief
Yemen: Make haste slowly
26/01/2010 By Edward Burke
As the world’s governments gather in London to decide upon a response to the threat from a resurgent al-Qaeda in Yemen the first thing that the leaders of the US and Europe should recognise is how easy it is for them to make the situation much worse.
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From a position of doing too little in terms of counter-terrorism efforts in Yemen, Western governments now seem intent on trying to do too much too quickly. This Policy Brief warns against a course of action that would inflame anti-Western sentiment and argues instead for a multi-faceted response that deals with the local problems that have sapped the capacity of the Yemeni government and allowed al-Qaeda to flourish.
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Middle East Multilateralism Terrorism War on terrorRelated publications
Bio author: Edward Burke
Edward Burke analyses political trends in the Persian Gulf region, including the GCC states, Iraq and Yemen. He is currently working on an ongoing project to evaluate the politics of energy in the Middle East. Edward has also undertaken research on civil-military relations and stability operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
