Ten Countries on the Brink of Failure

[tekisui]

Source: Christian Science Monitor

Foreign Policy magazine released its annual failed states index Tuesday morning.

There were few surprises at the top of the list – Somalia topped it for the second year running, with Zimbabwe and Sudan nipping at its heels. The complete top 10 (or bottom 10, depending how you see it) were:

1. Somalia
2. Zimbabwe
3. Sudan
4. Chad
5. Democratic Republic of the Congo
6. Iraq
7. Afghanistan
8. Central African Republic
9. Guinea
10. Pakistan

The rankings were accompanied by intriguing analysis about which countries are growing more vulnerable and why, when it comes to threats to global stability, not all troubled states are created equal.

more info at link: http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/07/21/ten-countries-on-the-brink-of-failure/

[Captain Hilts]

1. Thanks for this. nt

[timeforpeace]

2. The US Armed Forces have stepped up to help 3 of them.

[izquierdista]

6. Up or on?

Seems when the US military is done stomping on a country, it ends up in pretty shit shape.

[timeforpeace]

7. Good point. Might explain their presence on the list. That or their religion.

[Raskolnik]

11. That must be why Germany and Japan never recovered from WWII. n/t

[FarCenter]

10. Somalia, Chad and Sudan

Or at least the CIA and special operations forces are there?

[KansDem]

3. NOOOOO!!! Not Iraq! We worked so hard to bring it democracy (and freedom)!

Here is an artist's rendering of Iraqis dancing for joy at being liberated:

Are we finding weapons of mass destruction, yet?

[Truth Talks]

4. No USA?

Hmmmm...the list doesn't include the U.S.

[tekisui]

5. I don't think we are on the brink

[RaleighNCDUer]

9. Only financially - the US is the guy who is using credit cards to

pay his other credit card bills.

If that isn't 'on the brink' I don't know what is.

[conspirator]

8. Can I add UK. We are trying to beat Iceland nt