On June 24th 2013 Foreign Policy announced in Twitter the publication of a new report on the planet’s most fragile states (#FailedStatesIndex).
Foreign Policy’s Failed States Issue is out! http://atfp.co/11AEkfW
The World’s 60 Most Fragile States
The distinction of being a «failed state» is inarguably damning, but the 12 indicators factored into this determination highlight how complex it is to measure the weakness of states. A wide range of issues — wars, hunger, brutal dictatorships, child mortality, economic failure, mass epidemics, political infighting, and the devastating aftermath of natural disasters — push countries to the brink of failure, or right over the edge.
This year’s Failed States Index — the ninth annual collaboration between Foreign Policy and the Fund For Peace — assesses 178 countries and ranks each by its total score, with 120 the maximum score a country can achieve (the higher a country’s rank and score, the weaker the state). The following photos capture slices of daily life in the world’s 60 most fragile countries — snapshots that not only reveal strife and hardship, but also triumph and perseverance.
We encourage others to utilize the Failed States Index to develop ideas for promoting greater stability worldwide. We hope the Index will spur conversations, encourage debate, and most of all help guide strategies for sustainable security.
