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Fragile States Index 2020 Released
BY J.J. MESSNER DE LATOUR As many countries continue to suffer thousands of deaths and millions experience social isolation and economic hardship due to the COVID-19 crisis, the 2020 Fragile… Read More -
Democracies Under Pressure
BY NATE HAKEN On debate stages, behind pulpits, in lecture halls, journals, books, and op-ed pages, experts and politicians grapple with causes, implications, and solutions to the issue of growing… Read More -
A Pot Boiling Over: Chile Most Worsened in 2020
BY CHARLES FIERTZ On October 7, in the Santiago metro, a group of students began jumping turnstiles to protest a four percent rise in peak-time fares announced the day before.… Read More -
Exit from Brexit: U.K. Continues Rapid Fall
BY J.J. MESSNER DE LATOUR AND FIONA GRATHWOHL Brexit. In many ways, it would be easy to sum up the fortunes of the United Kingdom over the last five years… Read More -
Regional Instability Drives Worsening in Burkina Faso
BY MARCEL MAGLO AND FIONA GRATHWOHL Burkina Faso, formerly considered one of West Africa’s most stable countries, now rates as the fourth most worsened country in the 2020 Fragile States… Read More -
Colombia's Peace Deal Unravels
BY CHARLES FIERTZ Colombia saw its worst year-on-year change in the history of the Fragile States Index (FSI) in 2020, breaking a trend of almost uninterrupted improvement since the Index’s… Read More -
What Else Could Go Wrong? Mozambique Continues Worsening Trend
BY CHARLES FIERTZ A combination of natural disasters, insurgent attacks, and a contested election resulted in another challenging year for Mozambique, which tied with Libya for the second-most worsened country… Read More -
Division in India
BY CHARLES FIERTZ In 1989, foreshadowing events to come, India’s current ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) issued the Palampur Resolution, throwing their support behind the construction of a… Read More
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"Germany’s response to the #COVID19 pandemic instilled confidence and undercut the appeal of political extremism. By contrast, in Spain, [far-right]Vox got their second wind."
@DaniBatterman on the nuanced ways COVID is driving politics in Europe #FFP
https://t.co/fWB8agHiKG
Identifying local agency in communities on the 'front line' of climate change and fragility is key to addressing vulnerabilities writes @intalert's Jessica Hartog for the 2021 #FragileStatesIndex
Jobs do not = peace. While lack of employment fuels fragility in the Horn of Africa, Elizabeth Kariuki argues for a focus on inclusive economic development that addresses inequity and exclusion in the 2021 #FragileStatesIndex
↗️ United States
↗️ Armenia
↗️ Spain
↗️ Ethiopia
↗️ Romania
↗️ Lebanon
↗️ Argentina
↗️ Belgium
↗️ Azerbaijan
↗️ Peru
Get the full data on the countries with the biggest increase in fragility in the 2021 #FragileStatesIndex: https://t.co/2FBNE3SodO
State fragility is a complex and dynamic concept.
In this Q&A with @newhumanitarian, @natehaken explains how COVID-19 affected 12 indicators in the latest #FragileStateIndex by @fundforpeace https://t.co/33nuYerfba
Which five states:
Are the most ‘fragile’?
Have notable increases or decreases in fragility?
Are dealing with key humanitarian crises?
https://t.co/ELtI06BZBH
What has been the impact of COVID-19 on fragility indicators for states around the world? Read the 2021 #FragileStatesIndex from @fundforpeace to find out: https://t.co/LGyiqJXMIU
@fundforpeace has just released it’s 17th annual #FragileStatesIndex. In a Q&A with @newhumanitarian, Program Director @natehaken discusses how the coronavirus pandemic affected fragility and resilience: https://t.co/33nuYerfba
In a Q&A with @fundforpeace Program Director @natehaken, @newhumanitarian explores how state fragility impacts humanitarian crises: https://t.co/33nuYerfba