We in the West have always feared failed states. They breed geopolitical chaos, criminal networks, havens for terrorist groups, and internal violence—in some cases leading to ethnic cleansing and genocide. We fear these things because they mark a return to the pre-Leviathan world of poverty and bloody instability. Domestic stability leads to greater international order; internal collapse and strife results in regional and perhaps wider turmoil. It is not surprising therefore that over the past few decades the West has devoted much of its attention to preventing, or at least mitigating the effects of, failed states in Africa (remember Somalia?) …read more
Source: The American Interest
