Storming the Palace: The Houthi Insurgency in Yemen

In January 2015, a group of rebels known as the “Houthi” toppled the government of Yemen after eleven years of armed struggle. How did the Houthi manage to do so? The article argues that the main variables that explain rebel victory in civil wars, rebel capacity, state (in)capacity, a...

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Main Author: Gian Marco Longoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fondazione Nuto Revelli 2018-11-01
Series:Close Encounters in War Journal
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Online Access:https://closeencountersinwarhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/storming-the-palace.pdf