There are few viable options for a sustainable post-oil economy , and Yemen is already the poorest country in the Arab world with an unemployment rate conservatively estimated at 35 percent . Pakistan has the earmarks of a failing state , says Boucek . The nation is dealing with a civil war , other challenges to its authority . Christopher Boucek says Yemen is running out of oil , lacks other economic strengths . He says Al Qaeda militants , including some from the Arabian Peninsula , are regrouping in Yemen .
Pakistan has the earmarks of a failing state , says Boucek . The nation is dealing with a civil war , other challenges to its authority . Christopher Boucek says Yemen is running out of oil , lacks other economic strengths . He says Al Qaeda militants , including some from the Arabian Peninsula , are regrouping in Yemen .