Les armes et la politique humanitaire. L'exemple de la Somalie

The end of the Cold War was not enough to stop all forms of conflict. Supported by several non-governmental organizations, the humanitarian policy of the United Nations, aims to defend human rights throughout the world. However, it is sometimes difficult to accept that arms are meant to serve human rights, a strategy that remains unclear. In the case of Somalia, this policy is confronted with several forms of civil war, the plundering of international aid, the absence of a strong state, an Islamic culture and above all great misery. The influence of the American government on the United Nations is considerable, and the American intervention is at the same time based on electoral considerations, a lack of understanding of the terrain and a strategy that is far from the objectives of the UN (disarming rival gangs). Humanitarian action leads to its politicization and to a violent clash of cultures. Finally, we must avoid "humiliating charity".