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Ten Countries to Watch for in Fragile States Index 2020
BY J.J. MESSNER AND CHARLES FIERTZ After 15 years of producing the Fragile States Index (FSI), we are frequently asked about how predictive of a tool it really is. So,… Read More -
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
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#FSI2020 is well underway — the FFP team is reviewing the final #fragilestatesindex scores for the 16th edition at our Washington HQ.
Applications for the FFP Summer #Internship are now open! https://t.co/ONbLRljTa8
The #VoluntaryPrinciples Training Course is available online.The material offers a baseline education on #HumanRights issues and its application to security operations. Read more: https://t.co/VUhDKSCupN
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[email protected]'s view of Uzbekistan as most improved nation in 2019 matches the #FragileStatesIndex assessment -- the #FSI2019 rated #Uzbekistan as the third-most improved country for the year. https://t.co/t0zQb4QUVJ
North Macedonia, Sudan and New Zealand gave us reasons to be cheerful in 2019. Surprisingly, so did Uzbekistan https://t.co/hlrgtovVR2
For the first time, the #FragileStatesIndex Team has put together an “early warning” list of countries that we believe will be the ‘big movers’ for #FSI2020. https://t.co/yf6Q2Ydb0t
FFP is hiring! We're looking for a part-time Operations Associate to join our D.C. headquarters team. https://t.co/PkfM2Wvzj4
“Listen to understand instead of listening to be understood,” @jjmessner. Brilliant panel on meaningful stakeholder engagement led by @AngelaUMiller about importance of building trust, communicating proactively and focusing on quality over quantity. #SW2019
Meeting with community leaders and small scale miners from Sefwi Nkatieso, Western North Region, Ghana to talk about promoting peace, sustainability and reducing use of #mercury in #ASGM
Talking #mercury reduction in the small scale gold sector in Tarkwa for our #RECLAIMS #ASGM #Ghana 🇬🇭 program supported by @StateDept with @UMaT_edu_GH @WANEP_Ghana
“Peace-o, Yes-o!” Training on conflict early warning and response with members from across the Niger Delta @P4P_NigerDelta @PINDFoundation