Enlightening The Heart Of Sub-Saharan Africa: Eight Of 10 Most Unstable Countries In The World Are In Post-European Colonial, Sub-Saharan Africa
"Iraq is now the second most unstable country in the world, a private survey finds, its standing deteriorating from last year's fourth place on a list of the 10 nations most vulnerable to violent internal conflict and worsening conditions.
In the third annual ''failed state'' index, analysts for Foreign Policy magazine and the not-for-profit Fund for Peace said that Iraq and Afghanistan, which ranked eighth, show that billions of dollars in development and security aid may be futile without a functioning government, trustworthy leaders and realistic plans to keep the peace and develop the economy.
Preventing Iraq from becoming a failed state is a key part of the Bush administration's argument for keeping U.S. troops in the country. The administration says the troops are needed to keep Iraq from becoming a breeding ground for international terrorists.
The ratings are based on 12 social, economic, political and military indicators.
Sudan, which topped the list, and seven other sub-Saharan African countries are among the top 10. Violence in the Darfur region was the main contributing cause to Sudan's top position.
As evidence that troubles in failing states often cross borders, the report cited violence spilling from Darfur into the Central African Republic and Chad.
The five other African nations found most vulnerable were Somalia, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea.
Another African country, Liberia, was credited as the most improved, partly because an election in 2005 brought stability after more than a decade of civil war.
Liberia's economy is growing at 7 percent a year and it has disbanded its militia." ...
Associated Press "Study: Iraq Second Most Unstable Country" New York Times June 18, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Failed-Nations.html
The planned, new headquarters building, in Washington, D.C., for the United States Institute of Peace.
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In the third annual ''failed state'' index, analysts for Foreign Policy magazine and the not-for-profit Fund for Peace said that Iraq and Afghanistan, which ranked eighth, show that billions of dollars in development and security aid may be futile without a functioning government, trustworthy leaders and realistic plans to keep the peace and develop the economy.
Preventing Iraq from becoming a failed state is a key part of the Bush administration's argument for keeping U.S. troops in the country. The administration says the troops are needed to keep Iraq from becoming a breeding ground for international terrorists.
The ratings are based on 12 social, economic, political and military indicators.
Sudan, which topped the list, and seven other sub-Saharan African countries are among the top 10. Violence in the Darfur region was the main contributing cause to Sudan's top position.
As evidence that troubles in failing states often cross borders, the report cited violence spilling from Darfur into the Central African Republic and Chad.
The five other African nations found most vulnerable were Somalia, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea.
Another African country, Liberia, was credited as the most improved, partly because an election in 2005 brought stability after more than a decade of civil war.
Liberia's economy is growing at 7 percent a year and it has disbanded its militia." ...
Associated Press "Study: Iraq Second Most Unstable Country" New York Times June 18, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Failed-Nations.html
The planned, new headquarters building, in Washington, D.C., for the United States Institute of Peace.
Photo credit: Courtesy USIP.
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