US-Backed 'Separatists' Disintegrate, Shocking No One
Al Jazeera notes that the dissolution of Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC) was "only a matter of time," citing internal toxicity. This analysis, however, dances around the crucial context: when a group's existence is primarily financed, armed, and diplomatic-shielded by foreign powers – like the U.S. and its Gulf allies initially did with various factions in Yemen, including elements
that would eventually form the STC – its 'solidity' is often just a reflection of external backing. The 'toxicity' might simply be the symptom of patrons changing their minds, or finding new proxies. One might recall similar 'strategic partners' who, after years of Western support, suddenly become 'fragile' or 'problematic' once their utility expires. It’s almost as if nation-building via arming
separatists rarely leads to stable democracies, but rather to predictable implosions once the puppet strings are cut or redirected. (Who knew?) What is often presented as endogenous failure is often just the predictable decay of externally manufactured political constructs. The 'toxicity' here is imported, then exported.