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Fragile States Index 2019 Released
BY J.J. MESSNER According to the famed philosopher, Eric Idle, one should always look on the bright side of life. “If life seems jolly rotten,” Mr. Idle would have us… Read More -
The Sad Song of Venezuela
BY CHARLES FIERTZ When the famed Chilean author, Isabel Allende, had to leave her native country in the wake of the military coup against leftist president Salvador Allende in 1973,… Read More -
Brazil's Slide Continues and Takes a Lurch to the Right
BY CHARLES FIERTZ As Brazil continues its 5-year slide of worsening on the Fragile States Index (FSI), this year marks the country’s sharpest year-on-year decline yet, seeing it tie for… Read More -
Yemen Takes Top Position as Most Fragile State
BY CHRISTINA MURPHY As much as we try to focus on the performance of individual countries on their own terms, there is an unavoidable curiosity and interest attached to the… Read More -
Second Time Unlucky for Nicaragua
BY CHARLES FIERTZ In a sharp reversal from nearly a decade of almost continuous improvement, Nicaragua has taken a sharp turn to rank as the third most-worsened country on the… Read More -
Rumblings of Arab Spring 2.0
BY PATRICIA TAFT In late 2010, in a city in central Tunisia, a young street vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself ablaze in a final act of defiance and frustration… Read More -
Understanding Resilience: The Case of Somalia
BY NATE HAKEN Global efforts at poverty reduction through infrastructure and institution-building have been an overwhelming international success, with poverty rates having dropped precipitously in the last twenty years. However,… Read More -
Africa's Islands of Stability
BY J.J. MESSNER “Mauritius was made first and then heaven ... and heaven was copied after Mauritius.” So said Mark Twain in 1896 at a time when the small Indian Ocean… Read More
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Congratulations to FFP's Marcel Maglo, who accepted his International Alumni Award for Exceptional Humanitarian and Service Achievement from @kennesawstate
#Yemen tops the #FragileStatesIndex by @fundforpeace. Today, more than 10 million people nationwide experience extreme #hunger, with some 238,000 Yemenis suffering from what the IPC calls “catastrophic hunger”, meaning that they are starving to death. https://t.co/MW48ut25kw
FFP’s Hannah Blyth discussed #VPSHR implementation and security due diligence at the #OECDMinerals Responsible Mineral Suppy Chains Forum with @fredericchenais @HumanSecurityCH @dcaf_ppps @foreignoffice @Total @OECD_BizFin
FFP extends our deepest condolences to the family and colleagues of Matthew Oguche and our @mercycorps partners on the loss of their staff member Faye Mooney in Kaduna State. Their contributions to peace in Nigeria will be remembered by all who had the honor of working with them.
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, extends his heartfelt condolences to the families, colleagues and friends of Mathew Oguche and Faye Mooney who lost their lives in Friday’s attack on Kajuru Castle in Kaduna State.
https://t.co/2OYQKfwmfO
How will global #conflicts affect #sustainable #security in 2019? @fundforpeace has been studying the trends.
https://t.co/d3xGF4xZhj
“Despite the relentlessness violence of the al-Shabaab terrorist group, coupled with devastating cycles of deadly drought, and mass displacement, the resilience of the Somali people is remarkable, and rightly a point of pride.” Read more from @natehaken: https://t.co/h4qtidDdMK
For #Algeria #Morocco and #Tunisia, "many of the economic, social and political indicators that began deteriorating on the #FragileStatesIndex in the years preceding the Arab Spring are worsening again.” More from @pattitaft: https://t.co/QXowlj3FJ9
“I don't think you need the #FragileStatesIndex to tell you there is a civil war in Syria and Yemen or a refugee problem in South Sudan – but what it can do is demonstrate trends” @jjmessner from @fundforpeace explains why rankings matter
https://t.co/YqiQcicKJQ
This year #Mauritius became the first African nation to rank in the Very Stable category of the #FragileStatesIndex, reflecting its "political stability, economic development, and social cohesion between its myriad cultures." Read more from @jjmessner: https://t.co/OE19sW0hGA
Cautious optimism in the Caucasus: "Over the long-term, former Soviet states continue to dominate the list of most-improved countries, with Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan all ranking among the Top 20.” https://t.co/4G6oFq43nX