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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.
A failed state struggles to implement public policies, build effective infrastructure, and protect civil liberties and human rights. Residents of a failed state have little physical security and lack the benefits that come from stable political and economic systems. Characteristics of a failed state:
May 17, 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
Jul 11, 2013 · This summer, Foreign Policy came out with its annual list of the most failed states on the globe, based on 12 metrics including social, economic, and political and military indicators.
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...
