Friday, September 07, 2007

Foreign Policy: The Failed States Index 2007

What holds back many of the world’s most fragile regimes is that they were never truly in charge in the first place. ---- The world’s weakest states aren’t just a danger to themselves. They can threaten the progress and stability of countries half a world away. In the third annual Failed States Index, FOREIGN POLICY and The Fund for Peace rank the countries where the risk of failure is running high. --- When it comes to assessing state failure, some countries emerge with split personalities. That is, states may be the picture of stability, peace, and economic growth in some areas, yet no-go zones in others. A dozen countries among the 60 most vulnerable contain “virtual states,” areas that are essentially self-governing, but claimed by the central government. www.ForeignPolicy.com and www.fundforpeace.org.

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