Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 02/2010

Fighting al-Qaeda: The Role of Yemen's President Saleh

Simon Henderson

January 2010

The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Abstract

Yemen's reemergence in the headlines as a crucial player in the fight against al-Qaeda raises questions about Washington's next steps. What sort of relationship will the Obama administration have with President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the longtime leader of what could be the world's next failed state?