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The New Nature of Nation-State Failure

Journal Article, Washington Quarterly, volume 25, issue 3, pages 85-96

Summer 2002

Author: Robert Rotberg, Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution

Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Intrastate Conflict Program

 

Only a handful of the world's nation states can be categorized as failed or collapsed. Several dozen more, however, are serious candidates. What does it take to drive a failing state into collapse? Here is what to watch to determine who is in danger of failing next.

 

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For Academic Citation:

Rotberg, Robert I. "The New Nature of Nation-State Failure." Washington Quarterly 25, no. 3 (Summer 2002): 85-96.

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