Publication

This brief examines some of the key political, economic and social factors that are shaping Yemen's transition from a unitary to federal state system, as outlined by the final agreement of the National Dialogue Conference (NDC). The hope is that a decentralized system of authority will indeed help address the country's core problems, but that may be easier said than done. Astonishingly enough, the NDC process did not focus on how to actually implement a new multi-tier system of government and divide up authority among local, state, regional, and federal entities.