Despite the apparent uniformity of the Somali nation, after the death of Siad Barre Somalia en-tered a process of fragmentation that continues to date.
The solutions that the so-called international community has supported and at times has di-rectly promoted do not take into account that there is no unitary solution to the dissolution of the Somali state and that de facto institutions are controlling and governing parts of former Somalia, such as Puntland and Somaliland.
Any future involvement with Somalia and with its Transitional Federal Government should take into account this situation.