| dc.description.abstract | This study provides a background of the Somali conflict, examining the immediate triggers and the internal and external factors that precipitated the civil war that has lasted more than a decade. It reviews the nature and evolution of the internal rebellion, paying special attention to die effects of the end of the Cold War - on the Somali situation - and the subsequent emergence of a new breed of international politics that rejected absolute sovereignty in favor of interventionism, where third-party interventions became common in cases of human rights abuses and humanitarian disasters. The complexity of the Somali conflict in terms of perceptions of clinic marginalization and the quest for governance is examined to reveal the issues that have continually obstructed the possibility of a peaceful, sustainable and diplomatic resolution of this conflict. The role of the warlords in the internal division of Somalia and other contributory factors to the failure of the Somali state are critically analyzed to illuminate the factors at play in the conflict and deliberate the future of a national reconciliation. Indeed, the primary concern of this study is to explore the various attempts undertaken by the international community to manage and ultimately resolve the Somali conflict that has afflicted Somalia for more than a decade. It examines the involvement of international, intergovernmental organizations and the world’s governments in this conflict, paying special attention to implementation arrangements employed by intervening parties and lessons learnt in each of the interventions. In essence, this study seeks to answer the question: how has external intervention affected the Some civil conflict and the prospects of its resolution? Where governments have been involved in this civil war, the study considers the role of these governments in managing it, and/or in frustrating peace initiatives set out to resolve this conflict. Whilst not discounting the importance of external intervention, this project examines the reasons for failures and where accurate, the successes of past interventions, analyzing the impact and Implications of their approaches, with the aim of building on present initiatives, and constructing a way forward in the realization of sustainable peace. | |
