WEBINAR: Inside Yemen’s south: Governance, regional competition, and al-Qaeda

What is driving the latest shifts in southern #Yemen — and how are regional dynamics shaping the conflict? Tensions within Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council escalated late last year as the regional competition between #SaudiArabia and the United Arab Emirates (#UAE) trickled down to southern Yemen. Over the span of roughly one month, the crisis led to two sudden reversals in territorial control in the country’s south, driven by confrontations between the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) and a constellation of Saudi-backed actors.Moderator: Thanos Petouris (European Institute of Peace)Speakers: Dr. Luca Nevola, Senior Analyst for Yemen and the Gulf, ACLEDMundher Basalma, Political Economy ExpertHend Omairan, Policy and Advocacy Specialist   This episode is an audio recording of an ACLED webinar featuring expert analysis and discussion of conflict trends and developments around the world.  For more from ACLED, visit ACLEDdata.comAI-generated audio is used for ACLED report narrations only. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, minor pronunciation or intonation errors may occasionally occur. Webinar recordings feature the original speakers.