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This paper argues that due to elite power struggles, sectarian rebellions, tribal clashes, growing separatism and Islamic fundamentalist terrorism, the Yemeni state is on the brink of collapse in 2014. The author contends that, of immediate concern is finding a solution to the (Houthi) rebellion, which is being mounted by a Zaydi Shiite group from the Saada district in northwest Yemen. He also examines the problems posed to Yemen by the terrorist organization, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).