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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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“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
Continued uncertainty over #Brexit has placed the United Kingdom among the top five most worsened countries in the 2019 #FragileStatesIndex. Read more here: https://t.co/dBhC7O1qbN
Excellent thread with @WoduNkasi on election violence in the recent 2019 elections #NigeriaDecides2019
Hello Guys,
It's time for our chat with @WoduNkasi on "Election Violence -- 2015 vs 2019"
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After having ranked as the most worsened country in the 2017 FSI, #Ethiopia is the most improved country in the 2019 #FragileStatesIndex due to an "ambitious reform agenda that has led to more political and social inclusiveness." https://t.co/FzqE6VgVXk
What the 2019 #FragileStatesIndex tells us about Brexit and Trump – @jjmessner @fundforpeace
https://t.co/YqiQcicKJQ
#Venezuela tied with #Brazil as the most worsened country on the 2019 #FragileStatesIndex. “Though it is easy to point to the country’s current political turmoil and economic disaster, there is a deeper and more insidious worsening at play.” https://t.co/KXe02iTnSK