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Contrary to expectations, the question of security became even
more important when the Cold War ended. During those days, coun-
tries had been drawing closer to one of the camps led by the USA or
the Soviet Union, guaranteeing their political, territorial integrity and
security in the process. As the bipolar world fell apart, countries'
national integrity also began falling apart. Their dissolution sometimes
came in the form of ethnic or nationalist differences and sometimes

with religious factors.
That's exactly what happened in Yemen. As in Libya, Egypt, Iraq
and Syria, the number one problem requiring a solution is national
security.
National security is traditionally described as a state defending its
territorial integrity against attacks and threats. Bearing in mind that
Yemen is facing threats from within and without, the country needs to
produce security policies to ensure its territorial integrity and develop
a security strategy involving how those policies can be implemented.

National security must be one of Yemen's most basic policies: Other

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