Yemen's 'Peaceful' Transition from Autocracy: Could it have succeeded?

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Yemen's 'Peaceful' Transition from Autocracy: Could it have succeeded?
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Stockholm
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88 p.
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978-91-7671-046-3
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Yemen’s so-called peaceful transition process, which began in 2011, was widely considered a success during the initial stages of its implementation, to the extent that other countries were being encouraged to learn from Yemen’s experience. However, given the subsequent and ongoing conflict in Yemen, it is important to revisit this process, and to explore whether the current conflict could have been avoided.

This report examines all aspects of Yemen’s transition, including the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and its Implementation Mechanism, the restructuring of the military–security apparatus, the National Dialogue Conference and the constitution-drafting committee, as well as related issues such as the discussions that revolved around transitional justice.

While Yemen suffers from a number of underlying social and economic factors that will remain crucial to its development, many of the contributors to the current conflict were linked to the original design of the transition plan. In addition, the manner in which the transition was implemented by specific individuals, institutions and states reduced its chances of success. The report concludes with a series of recommendations for future reform efforts, both in Yemen and beyond.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Executive summary

Introduction
Background
The main parties involved in the Yemeni transition, 2011–15
Reaching a deal on Yemen’s transition
The implementation of the transition agreement
Restructuring the military–security apparatus
The National Dialogue Conference
The issue of transitional justice
The Constitutional Drafting Committee
Parallel developments
Conclusion: could Yemen’s transition have succeeded?
Annex A. The Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative, May 2011
Annex B. Implementation Mechanism of the GCC Initiative
References and further reading
About the author
About International IDEA
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