Between Integration and Starvation: Economic Collapse and its Implications Towards Famine in Yemen Crisis Short Essay Indah Novita (Undergraduate Student of International Relations – Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta) Abstract: The conflict that appeared in Yemen start back into 2011 between the rebellion and government side seemingly has not find any good possible solution and keep going until the recent day. The conflict, however, has to be tracked back into the root of the history on how Yemen could be divided by two sides, Yemeni Arab Republic in the North and the People Republic of Yemen in the South. Politically, the two sides of Yemen was divided back into 1990 when the Northern side was led by the Saudi- US backed side, and USSR backed for the Southern side. 1 Since the historical root is also can counted on this crisis, the Yemen conflict also could be seen as the continuation of over 60 years of failed state formation which lead a cycle of violence, coups, assassinations and an open warfare Key Words: Yemen Conflict, Humanitarian Crisis 1 Laub, Zachary, “Backgrounder: Yemen’s Civil War, the Houtis, and the Saudi Intervention”, Council on Foreign Relations: 2015 pp. 1-7