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Part I. Long Essay (12.5 Point) Answer the following question fully. I strongly recommend that you outline your essay first. Your answer should be more than just an opinion, it must be based on the theoretical frameworks we learned this semester. (Minimum of 750 words)

The conflict in Yemen have been going on since 2013 with civil war erupting in 2014. It has become a proxy war. Recently there was a breakthrough towards peace. As we discussed in class, what are the critical barriers to a peace process? Please analyze this conflict and provide an explanation as to who are the major groups/players or identities involved in this conflict, why did this conflict occur, what were the impacts of the conflict on human migration and what needs to be done in order to end the conflict.

What is the road ahead towards peacebuilding and democracy? You may use as background our class discussion, assigned readings and most importantly the analytical and theoretical frameworks we learned for the second half of the semester. Be sure to address in your answer the current peace talks, international actors involved in the conflict, social and psychological aspects of the conflict, impact of human migration, challenges to peacemaking and next steps for a movement towards reconstruction, peacebuilding, democracy and reconciliation.