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Yemen at the Crossroads: Crisis and Reconstruction book cover

1st Edition

Yemen at the Crossroads Crisis and Reconstruction

Edited By Khalil Fadl Osman, Mona Hedaya Copyright 2026
292 Pages 28 Color & 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Nearly a decade into a devastating conflict, Yemen stands at a crossroads, grappling with destruction, socio-economic decline, and political deadlock. This edited volume provides a comprehensive and insightful exploration of Yemen’s current crisis, emphasizing the urgent need for a holistic and forward-looking approach to post-conflict reconstruction and peacebuilding. Yemen at the Crossroads:... Read more

Acknowledgments

List of Contributors

Foreword – Rajarathinam Kannan (former United Nations official)

 

Introduction

- Khalil Fadl Osman  and Mona Hedaya

1.     Contextualizing Yemen’s Current Conflict: A Journey Through Five Stages

- Mona Hedaya and Wadee Alarabeed

2.     Federalism in Yemen: The prelude to peace?

- Bakeel Al Zandani and Youcef Bouandel

3.     Navigating the Yemeni Quagmire: The Evolution of Saudi and Emirati Intervention from Synergy to Strife

- Mahjoob Zweiri and Nesibe Hicret Battaloglu

4.     Evolving Dynamics: US Foreign Policy and the War in Yemen

- Khalil Fadl Osman

5.     Towards Lasting Peace in Yemen: Lessons Learned and Future Directions

- Shoqi Al-Maktary

6.     Conflict Mediation in Yemen: Local, Regional, and International Efforts

– Arwa Mokdad

7.     Climate Change and the Challenges of Peacebuilding and Reconstruction in Yemen

- Bikem Ekberzade  

8.     Post-Conflict Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration in Yemen: Lessons Learned from Other Conflicts

- Julia Palik

9.     Governance and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Yemen: Challenges and Recommendations

- AbdulGhani Gaghman

10.  Health Care Priorities in Post-Conflict Yemen

- Aisha Obad Jumaan

11.  Education Recovery in Post-conflict Yemen: Challenges and Opportunities

– Tawfik Sultan Al-Hakimi

Conclusion

- Khalil Fadl Osman  and Mona Hedaya

Biography

Khalil Fadl Osman is Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies in Doha. He boasts a diverse career and a great wealth of experience spanning academia, diplomacy, and journalism in a range of geographic settings. He also taught politics and international relations at Indiana University and the American University of Kurdistan (Dohuk, Iraq), where he served as Acting Dean of the College of International Studies. Whilst at the BBC, he completed several high-profile assignments, including as the Arabic Service Bureau Chief in Baghdad and as a Correspondent in Dubai covering Gulf affairs. In addition to his two books, Sectarianism in Iraq: The Making of State and Nation since 1920 (2015) and Kirkuk: The Dialectics of Numbers and Narratives (in Arabic, 2018), his work has been published by the Arab Studies Quarterly, Journal of North African Studies, Protest, and Siyasat Arabiya.

 

Mona Hedaya is a Research Fellow at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS). Mona’s research focuses on forced displacement, international development, humanitarian policies and practices, and peacebuilding, with a special emphasis on the Arab world. Her work has been published in leading journals and research centers, including Third World Quarterly, Middle East Critique, ACRPS, and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). In 2019, she published a book in Arabic entitled Refugee Women: Adaptation of Syrian Refugee Breadwinners in Istanbul (2011-2018). Additionally, she has participated in numerous conferences and workshops on topics of conflict, politics, social movements, and humanitarian action. Mona is a member of the American Political Science Association (APSA) and the Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation (CCHN).

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