In Yemen, wars were not merely passing battles, but a series of fragile reconciliations that repeatedly collapsed because the true roots of the conflict remained unaddressed.

The paper “Engineering Peace in Yemen” is not a conventional historical review. Rather, it is a profound dissection of the “genome of collapse” that has accompanied Yemeni peace agreements from 1970 to the present day, and a serious attempt to answer the most critical question:

Why does peace repeatedly collapse in Yemen?

The paper reveals:
▪️ How reconciliation agreements were reduced to temporary truces that failed to build a state
▪️ How the war economy became stronger than the prospects for peace
▪️ How regional interventions contributed to managing the conflict rather than resolving it
▪️ And why Yemen needs a new “peace engineering” approach founded on justice rather than power-sharing arrangements

For the first time, the paper also presents a comprehensive national model for sustainable reconciliation, grounded in historical analysis, political and economic assessments, and discussion sessions involving experts, stakeholders, and victims from across Yemen.

This paper is not merely a study, it is an attempt to open a different path toward a just state, a cohesive society, and a peace that does not collapse with the first crisis.

📖 Read the full paper and discover how the lessons of the past can be transformed into a roadmap for Yemen’s future.

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