Afghanistan : la souveraineté comme condition de la sécurité
Barnett R. Rubin
Peace Building and State Building in Afghanistan:
Constructing Sovereignty for Whose Security?
The operations called « peace building » or post-conflict » by
the United Nations are better conceived of as internationally supported state
building. They thus form part of the historical process of formation of an international state system based on the juridical sovereignty of very unequal states.
The problems encountered in the Afghanistan recovery, illustrate that the divisions, rivalries, and fragmentation of authority of the “international community” can undermine the goal of state building. Sustainable stability and peace,
to say nothing of democracy, require international actors to delegate some sovereign functions to a multilateral entity that can reinforce rather than undermine
the institutions of the reconstructed country. The lessons of Afghanistan signal
the need for the peace building mechanisms proposed by Secretary-General’s
High-level Panel, which would provide a unified decision-making body as a
counterpart to the recipient national government and potentially bring order
into the anarchy often created by multiple agendas, doctrines, and aid budgets.
• De l’impérialisme à la consolidation de la paix :
les doctrines dans leur contexte historique
• La consolidation de la paix et la stabilisation comme composantes
de la construction de l’État
• La construction internationalisée de l’État
— Coercition et sécurité
— Finances publiques, assistance et accumulation de capital
— Légitimité, gouvernance transitoire et démocratie