Information on "Failed States"
March 2013
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4 Mar 2013
Roundtable on Kimberly Marten’s Warlords: Strong-Arm Brokers in Weak States
Author: Henry E. Hale, David M. Edelstein, Matthew Evangelista, William Reno, Kimberly Marten
Publisher: H-Diplo/ISSF
How should we understand the phenomenon of modern-day warlords, often associated with state failure and trans-border criminality? This roundtable on Kimberley Marten’s “Warlords: Strong-Arm Brokers in Weak States” provides new answers to this questio... More on «Roundtable on Kimberly Marten’s Warlords: Strong-Arm Brokers in Weak States»
October 2012
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Oct 2012
Analyzing Failure: Pakistan and the Failed States Index
Author: Lidia Leoni
Publisher: Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS)
This report aims to pinpoint and contextualize what the 2012 Failed States Index means for Pakistan through an in‐depth analysis. More on «Analyzing Failure: Pakistan and the Failed States Index»
September 2012
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Sep 2012
Somalia: Little Hope for Peace
Author: Owen Frazer
Publisher: Center for Security Studies (CSS)
The appointment of a new parliament and the forthcoming presidential election, scheduled for September 2012, mark the culmination of the latest push for peace in Somalia. More on «Somalia: Little Hope for Peace»
June 2012
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Jun 2012
Gulliver's Troubles: Great Powers and Failed States
Author: Dominic Tierney
Publisher: Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
The article analyzes US foreign policy on failed states. More on «Gulliver's Troubles: Great Powers and Failed States»
May 2012
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May 2012
The Somali Crisis: Failed State and International Interventions
Author: Rossella Marangio
Publisher: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)
This paper highlights the close correlation between the lack of social cohesion in Somalia and the self-sustaining nature of the Somali conflict. More on «The Somali Crisis: Failed State and International Interventions» -
May 2012
The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) in Humanitarian Emergencies
Author: Shin-wha Lee
Publisher: East Asia Institute (EAI)
This paper discusses the concept and measures of Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and the controversies over the applicability of R2P only to the four crimes. More on «The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) in Humanitarian Emergencies» -
May 2012
UNISCI Discussion Papers No 29
Author: Shantanu Chakrabarti, Lawrence Sáez, Rizwan Zeb, Gracia Abad, Alberto Priego, Jorrit Kamminga, Nazia Hussain, Najam Abbas, Amaya Fuentes, Gloria Inés Ospina, Salma Yusuf, Rubén Herrero, José Antonio Sainz de la Peña, Antonio Marquina
Publisher: Research Unit on International Security and Cooperation (UNISCI)
This issue is mainly focused on Pakistan and its foreign relations in a regional context. More on «UNISCI Discussion Papers No 29»
April 2012
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Apr 2012
Aid Effectiveness in Fragile States
Author: Christina Bennett
Publisher: International Peace Institute (IPI)
The report draws lessons-learned for the UN and others from the first generation of transition compacts in support of post-conflict peacebuilding, focusing on case studies from Afghanistan, the DRC, Iraq, Liberia, and Timor-Leste. More on «Aid Effectiveness in Fragile States»
February 2012
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20 Feb 2012
Somalia: An Opportunity that Should Not Be Missed
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher: International Crisis Group
The root cause of Somalia’s many troubles – terrorism, piracy, periodic famine and constant streams of refugees – is collapse of effective governance, with resulting chronic conflict, lawlessness and poverty. More on «Somalia: An Opportunity that Should Not Be Missed»
January 2012
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10 Jan 2012
Contre-insurrection et 'nouvelles' doctrines militaires: l’adieu aux illusions !
Author: Jean-Jacques Patry, Nicole Vilboux
Publisher: Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS)
Cette note contraste les nouveaux aux anciennes stratégies de contre-insurrection. More on «Contre-insurrection et 'nouvelles' doctrines militaires: l’adieu aux illusions !»
