Africa & Middle East

Yemen

Political journey

Formed by the 1990 merger of North and South Yemen, Yemen slid into civil war after the Houthi movement seized the capital in 2014. A Saudi-led coalition intervened in 2015, creating one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. The internationally recognized government, led by the Presidential Leadership Council, controls only part of the country.

Yemen today

Its current leader’s position on the ten Caucus dimensions.

💰EconomyCentered on economy
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyCentered on technology
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

Who leads Yemen today

Portrait of Rashad al-Alimi

Rashad al-Alimi

Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, 2022 to present

A former interior minister who heads the internationally recognized government against the Houthi movement, which controls the capital and most of the population.

Rashad al-Alimi sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly strength-first on war and peace and strongly traditional on culture. The profile is close to the middle on economy, environment and technology.

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Political views closest to Yemen’s leadership

MonarchismSupports a hereditary monarch as head of state, from ceremonial constitutional monarchy…98%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…98%National conservatismPrioritizes national sovereignty, cultural identity, tradition and firm borders.97%Social conservatismDefends the traditional family, religion and moral norms in law and society.97%

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Ranked by how close their current leaders are on the ten dimensions.

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Country histories are short summaries. Positions are simplified estimates of the leaders included in Caucus as of October 2026, and percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions.