Causes, course and implications of the conflict in Yemen

Abstract

The article analyzes the causes, course and consequences of the conflict in Yemen since 2015. Among the factors that led to the outbreak of the war were indicated, among others to interference in internal affairs of this country of Turkey and Great Britain, which led to its division into the northern and southern parts. It was also underlined that the Yemen united in 1990 is destabilized by the activities of terrorist organizations and the growing conflict between representatives of the Houthi movement and the Sunni authorities. In addition, it was noted that the important dimension of the Yemen war is competition between Iran and Saudi Arabia, which aspire to the role of hegemon in the Middle East region. The article also contains a description of the implications of the Yemeni conflict, or the humanitarian and economic crisis.