By Mwangi S. Kimenyi. Brookings, February 2010.
Numerous influential armed factions benefit from Somalia’s continued statelessness and actively undermine efforts to develop a centralized authority, whether with profits derived from increasing smuggling and piracy or assistance provided by some foreign governments. As a result, current statebuilding or development interventions often produce only fleeting progress. The African Union, regional economic communities, and international partners must complement current programs with efforts to sever anti-government factions from their sources of support.
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