La diligencia debida como herramienta de prevención del conflicto en la República Democrática del Congo

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  • Ilari Aula Doctor por la London School of Economics and Political Science

Palabras clave:

conflictos armados, sanciones sobre materias primas, minerales de conflicto, diligencia debida, República Democrática del Congo

Resumen

Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, nº 125
Cuatrimestral (mayo-septiembre 2020)
ISSN:1133-6595 | E-ISSN:2013-035X
DOI: doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2020.125.2.61

Este artículo explora los regímenes obligatorios de diligencia debida en las cadenas de suministro como herramienta de prevención del conflicto en la región oriental de la República Democrática del Congo (RDC). Basándose en informes y en un trabajo de campo, argumenta que su impacto sobre la violencia en la región ha sido ambiguo. Una de las razones que explican las limitaciones de estos regímenes es que abordan el papel que juegan los minerales en este conflicto desde la perspectiva de los «recursos de conflicto» y de los «conflictos de recursos». La perspectiva de la «maldición de los recursos» contribuiría a explicar cómo la militarización de la competición entre las élites y la fragilidad de las instituciones estatales perfilan los minerales como un factor de conflicto. En la práctica implicaría reconocer que las medidas internacionales contra el lavado transnacional de dinero y los flujos ilícitos de capital son vitales para hacer frente al vínculo entre minerales y conflicto.

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