Yemen and the Challenge of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

Yemen's Arab Spring uprising paralysed that country's government and shattered its military into hostile factions for over a year beginning in early 2011. This book provides an overview and analysis of U.S.-Yemeni relations amidst evolving political change in Yemeni leadership; ongoing U.S. counter-terrorism operations against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operatives at large in Yemen's hinterlands; and international efforts to bolster the country's stability despite an array of daunting socio-economic problems.