l'ONU et la gestion des conflits yougoslaves (1991-1995): faillite d'une institution, faillite des Etats?

In: Relations internationales: revue trimestrielle d'histoire, Heft 128, S. 37-53

Abstract

The UN was involved in the management of the Yugoslav conflicts during a greatly turbulent period. The end of the Cold War had allowed the revitalisation of the UN, but the organisation showed itself to be inept at managing "new" forms of conflict. Analysis of UN policies regarding the Yugoslav conflicts poses the fundamental question of the distinction between the UN, a semi-autonomous agent, & the states of which it is composed. Can UN policy towards the management of the Yugoslav conflicts be distinguished from that of states? Can we speak of UN failure, or does the failure refer to the states? This article analyses the role of the UN in the management of the Yugoslav conflicts in three parts. After presenting UN action in the diplomatic, humanitarian & military domains, the article studies the general failure of UN policy, distinguishing three levels of responsibility: states, the UN, & doctrine. Finally, the article examines the consequences & the lessons of this failure : the UN crisis, the renationalisation of peacekeeping, & UN reform. Adapted from the source document.