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A failed state is a state that has lost its ability to fulfill fundamental security and development functions, lacking effective control over its territory and borders.
This is a list of countries by order of appearance in the Fragile States Index (formerly the Failed States Index) of the United States think tank Fund for Peace. A fragile state has several attributes.
Jun 28, 2024 · Failed state, a state that is unable to perform the two fundamental functions of the sovereign nation-state in the modern world system: it cannot project authority over its territory and peoples, and it cannot protect its national boundaries. The governing capacity of a failed state is attenuated.
Jul 27, 2020 · A failed state is a government that has become incapable of providing the basic functions and responsibilities of a sovereign nation, such as military defense, law enforcement, justice, education, or economic stability.
- Robert Longley
Feb 15, 2023 · Former governor general Michaëlle Jean says Haiti has become a failed state due to its worsening security and economic climate and is calling on Canada to take a leadership role to help...
This book examines contemporary cases of nation-state collapse and fail-ure.1 It establishes clear criteria for distinguishing collapse and failure from generic weakness or apparent...
Jan 7, 2017 · This article will look at two main examples: an unambiguously failed state, South Sudan, and a state tottering on the brink, Afghanistan.
