| Abstract
| - Over recent years, the humanitarian community has been under increasing scrutiny and has been the subject of harsh criticism. This mounting critique of humanitarianism has shifted from being concerned primarily with the poor functioning of the humanitarian system to one targeted on basic humanitarian values. This paper is concerned to understand the factors driving the attack on humanitarian values. It identifies four apparently disparate groups who have interests in attacking these values: the anti-imperialists; the realpolitikers, the developmentalists; and the neopeaceniks. It concludes that unless humanitarian actors are aware of these diverse threats to their values and operations, they are at risk of being coopted or marginalized.
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