Bilateral relations: political solutions for the fight of states and their populations against famine, drought, earthquake, flood, and against the high cost and scarcity of food products, goods, and merchandise

This article aims to demonstrate that bilateral relations are political solutions for states and their populations in the fight against famine, drought, earthquake, flood, and against the high cost and scarcity of food, goods, and merchandise (creating instability and chaos), because there is a lack of studies highlighting the contribution of bilateral relations specifically in the fight against famine, drought, earthquake, flood, and against the high cost and scarcity of food, goods, and merchandise, but also to contradict the theory that states have no friends and act only out of self-interest. Using qualitative methodology through triangulation (non-participant observation of 08 videos, 07 interviews with individuals, and documentary research and analysis covering 02 books, 02 theses, 02 reports, 31 original research articles, and 34 blog, journalistic, educational, and institutional articles), the article highlights that bilateral relations are political solutions for states and their populations to fight famine, drought, earthquake, flooding, and the high cost and scarcity of food products, goods, and merchandise, firstly through the existence of diplomatic and humanitarian bilateral relations between states by providing a means of food and humanitarian assistance and support, and secondly through the existence of economic bilateral relations between states by ensuring a guarantee of supply and accessibility of food products, goods, and merchandise. And the study relied on case studies focusing, on the one hand, on Libya, Morocco, and Niger to demonstrate that the existence of diplomatic and humanitarian bilateral relations are political solutions for states and their populations as a means of assistance, food, and humanitarian support in the fight against famine, drought, earthquakes, and flooding, and, on the other hand, on North Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, China, the African continent, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Niger, and Togo to demonstrate that the existence of economic bilateral relations are political solutions for states and their populations in the fight against the high cost and scarcity of food products, goods, and merchandise while ensuring their supply and accessibility. Finally, the article provided important opinions to improve and create bilateral relations between states.