Yemen on the Edge admin, May 13, 2011January 21, 2025 Foreign Policy In Focus/Institute for Policy Studies May 13, 2011 Since Obama came to office in January 2009, U.S. security assistance to the Yemeni regime has gone up 20-fold. Despite such large-scale unconditional support, however, the 32-year reign of autocratic President Ali Abdullah Saleh may finally be coming to an end. Yet the Obama administration has been ambivalent in its support for a democratic transition… [Source] Arab Spring 2011 Arabian Peninsula FPIF Commentary Human Rights Nonviolent Action Source Yemen