Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

Yemen to Somalia

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People have been saying for a number of years that Yemen could easily become the next Somalia. I’m not sure that the country will actually go that way; I think state failure will look a lot different in Yemen than it does in Somalia, but still for those interested in the future of Yemen this article outlines a number of potential threats. It also quotes one Brian O’Neill – analyst extraordinaire.

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