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  • Order in Chaos: IGAD and the Horn
  • コントンケン ノ チツジョ IGAD ト アフリカ ノ ツノ
  • —IGADとアフリカの角—

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The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), which consists of seven countries around the Horn of Africa, is one of the least recognized regional organizations in the world. In fact, in the small amount of literature dealing with this organization, it is quite common to depict it as a dysfunctional organization where conflicts and mistrust among the member states have hampered its proper functioning. It is even referred to as a ‘perfect example’ of a paralyzed organization. Given that the Horn has hosted many inter-state, as well as intra-state conflicts, such a harsh judgment might seem plausible.<br>In this article, a somewhat different view is suggested. By exploring various aspects of IGAD—its activities, motivation of the member states, their relations with each other and with the outside world—, it draws attention to the often overlooked roles of this organization, especially its utility for the survival of the governments of the member states.<br>First of all, IGAD is by no means a paralyzed organization. Tracking its record of activities reveals that member states have quite frequently gathered at regional meetings. Many of them have actively been involved in diverse activities such as mediations in civil wars in Sudan and Somalia, as well as building a regional conflict early warning system.<br>These activities are consistent with the urgent needs of the countries in the Horn, that is, regime survival in the context of a more or less fragile state. At the same time, however, these endeavors in IGAD do not necessarily entail deepening regional cooperation, much less integration, among the member states. While they have been trying to expand their cooperation in many fields, including mutual dialogue, conflict resolution, and even collective military action, these have been pursued mostly in an ad hoc manner and their effects remain very limited.<br>With its stated objective of integration a distant possibility, what aspect of IGAD could ensure its continued existence? The article illuminates the valuable link this organization provides, that is, the link with the wider international society. IGAD can be considered as a sort of forum where member states mobilize various extra-regional actors (AU, EU, UN, donor countries, etc.) for the survival of their own regimes. In fact, the countries in the Horn not only obtain external resources through IGAD, but also raise collective voices there, urging the international community to take specific policies that are conductive to strengthening their domestic rule.<br>Although the responses from outside the region have scarcely been as much as was expected, they can be helpful for the countries in the Horn, which have been struggling in desperate material and political conditions.

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  • 国際政治

    国際政治 2010 (159), 159_72-86, 2010

    一般財団法人 日本国際政治学会

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