Elham Manea

Dr. Elham Manea is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Political Science, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Dr. Manea, who holds dual nationality (Yemeni and Swiss), is a specialist on Yemen, among other subjects, as well as a writer and human rights activist.

This individual is a guest contributor for mei.edu, and is not affiliated with The Middle East Institute.

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Feb 24, 2014

Elham Manea

Yemen’s Contentious Transitional Justice and Fragile Peace

Feb 24, 2014

Elham Manea

Yemen was not immune to the wave of popular uprisings that swept some countries of the Middle East and North Africa region. However, because of the Yemeni state’s fragility, concurrent zones of conflict, and a power struggle that divided the core military and tribal elites, the international community was afraid that the youth uprising that started in January 2011 might lead to a collapse of the state. Given the consequences of such a collapse on the security of the Gulf states, oil production, and the international war on terror, the Gulf Cooperation Council brokered a deal in November 2011—the Gulf initiative—which laid the foundation for a transitional government. The main aim of the initiative was to secure a peace deal that halted Yemen’s slide into chaos. Peace was sought through the brokering of an inclusive National Dialogue Conference (NDC), but peace did not entail changing the regime or its pattern of politics. While transitional justice has been a part of this process of peaceful reconciliation, it raises questions about the sustainability of this peace and provides a showcase of the precarious state of Yemeni affairs.

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Elham Manea

Yemen’s Contentious Transitional Justice and Fragile Peace