The role of systemic and leadership factors in influencing Malaysia’s joint military involvement in the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, 2015–2018

• Main Authors: Asmady Idris, Asri Salleh
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: SAGE Publication 2021
• Subjects: DS201-248 Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia; HM(1)-1281 Sociology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33055/1/The%20role%20of%20systemic%20and%20leadership%20factors%20in%20influencing%20Malaysia%E2%80%99s%20joint%20military%20involvement%20in%20the%20Saudi-led%20coalition%20in%20Yemen%2C%202015%E2%80%932018.ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33055/2/The%20Role%20of%20Systemic%20and%20Leadership%20Factors%20in%20Influencing%20Malaysia%E2%80%99s%20Joint%20Military%20Involvementin%20the%20Saudi-led%20Coalition%20in%20Yemen%2C2015%E2%80%932018.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33055/; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352095730_The_Role_of_Systemic_and_Leadership_Factors_in_Influencing_Malaysia%27s_Joint_Military_Involvementin_the_Saudi-led_Coalition_in_Yemen2015-2018; https://doi.org/10.1177/23477989211017597

Malaysia’s military involvement in the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen Ops Yemen II (2015–2018) had been a subject of rigorous debate in the country. Those who opposed it saw the operation as a breach of Malaysia’s Non-Alignment Policy, especially when it involves military operation in a foreign countr...