YEMEN AT THE BEGINNING OF 21ST CENTURY- A VERY POOR AND STILL AN ATTRACTIVE COUNTRY FOR THE INTERESTS OF RELEVANT POWERS IN THE REGION
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29 March 2026
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15 March 2019
Abstract
RECENTLY, IN AN ABSTRACT OF A PAPER ON YEMEN, THE AUTHOR SAID THAT THIS COUNTRY, ONCE CALLED "ARABIA FELIX" ("HAPPY ARABIA"), DESERVES TODAY ITS OPPOSITE NAME, RESPECTIVELY, "ARABIA INFELIX" ("UNHAPPY ARABIA"). IN THIS PAPER, BY ANALYZING THE HISTORY OF THIS STATE SITUATED IN A STRATEGIC LOCATION AT THE SOUTH OF THE ARABIAN PENINSULA, WE WILL TRY TO IDENTIFY THE MAIN ASPECTS THAT LED TO THE “DEGRADATION” OF ”ARABIA FELIX”, TILL IT WAS LABELED AS THE "UNHAPPY ARABIA" IN THE SECOND DECADE OF THE 21ST CENTURY.
Keywords
YEMEN
FOREIGN INTERFERENCE
POVERTY
WATER SCARCITY
SOCIETAL
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