Darfur's challenge to international society.

Behind the Headlines - Vol. 65 Nbr. 6, December 2008

Black, David R.
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Vol. 65 Nbr. 6, December 2008

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Darfur's challenge to international society.

The human tragedy of Darfur has now lasted for nearly six years. As David Black and Paul Williams argue in their analysis of this shocking record, the story is one of 'self-interest and risk aversion masked by ethical posturing' on the part of all the key international players who might have provided leadership in response to this crisis. Why is it that major countries as well as international organizations failed to craft more robust responses in spite of their own often good intentions and the almost unprecedented pressure from organizations within civil society? In the context of a discussion of theories of international society the authors conclude that the widespread use of "responsibility to protect" language should not obfuscate the fact that international society remains wedded to the traditional principle of national sovereignty. Change may be coming, but not in time for the people of Darfur.

La tragedie humaine perdure depuis deja bientot six ans au Darfour. Comme l'evoquent David Black et Paul Williams dans l'analyse qu'ils font de ce drame, ce recit est celui << de l'interet personnel pour certains, de l'aversion au risque pour d'autres, sous le couvert d'un souci ethique mal deguise >>, de la part de tousles principaux acteurs qui auraient pu faire preuve du leadership que cette situation exigeait pourtant. Comment expliquer que tant les pays les plus puissants au monde que les organisations internationales n'aient pu mettre au point des interventions plus energiques, et ce souvent malgre de bonnes intentions et une pression sans precedent de la part d'organisations de la societe civile ? Dans le contexte de cette reflexion sur les theories de la societe internationale, les auteurs en arrivent a la conclusion qu'en depit d'un discours imbu de la notion de la 'responsabilite de proteger', cela n'est pas suffisant pour faire abstraction au fait que la societe internationale choisit de demeurer assujettie au principe de la souverainete nationale. Cela pourrait bien changer, mais malheureusement trop tard pour la population du Darfour.

In April 2008, an international conference was convened in Halifax by the Halifax Branch of the Canadian International Council and the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies of Dalhousie University to assess the response of "international society" (the society of UN Member States and state-based international organizations) to this conscience-shocking crisis. Its...



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Vol. 65 Nbr. 6, December 2008