The Somali Crisis: Failed State and International Interventions
The long-lasting Somali conflict is profoundly linked to the country’s historical development and its socio-cultural specificities. The political milieu and the struggle for power in Somalia reflect the cleavage between tradition and modernity. This rift has led to a legitimacy vacuum, which has made it difficult for the warring parties to find enough common ground for a compromise. Furthermore, external influences, at both regional and international levels, have contributed to the fragmentation of the political arena, due notably to the emphasis on the use of force as the principal tool for acquiring or maintaining power. In this unfolding crisis, regional pressures and rivalries, international interventions, economic and strategic interests as well as piracy, corruption and Islamic extremism all play an interlocking role. In view of this, a new approach to the crisis is badly needed. The EU, in particular, should promote a new strategy based on three components: enhancement of social cohesion through local cooperation programmes, state-building and development.
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Dati bibliografici
Roma, Istituto Affari Internazionali, 2012, 19 p. -
Numero
1215 -
ISBN/ISSN/DOI:
978-88-98042-52-4
Introduction
1. The multidimensional nature of the Somali crisis
2. Tradition and modernity underpinning the self-sustaining nature of the Somali conflict
3. International intervention in Somalia: in search of stabilization
4. A challenge for the European Union
Conclusions
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