Security fragmentation, regional rivalries and stalled military integration are reshaping authority in government-controlled southern governorates.
Al Jazeera’s Yemen affairs editor.
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It is no longer possible to interpret the Yemeni landscape solely through the lens of politics. The developments witnessed in the southern Yemeni governorates under government control in recent months clearly indicate that security and military affairs have become the decisive factor in determining the course of power on the ground. Any governmental or political arrangements will be unsustainable unless the issue of security control and the unification of military command are resolved.
