La mesure de la fragilité des états du sud ayant été le théâtre d'une guerre pour les ressources

</titre> Civil conflicts induced or maintained by the abundance of natural resources in developing countries are often analyzed in terms of State failure. In order to help these countries in a post-conflict situation and to prevent further armed conflicts, international institutions refer to State fragility. Our contribution aims at discussing and questioning the political dimensions of State fragility as a concept. We also question the issue of measuring fragility.