About Failed State
A failed state is a political body that has disintegrated to a point where basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government no longer function properly. A state can also fail if the government loses its legitimacy even if it is performing its functions properly.
David Cameron return comes with foreign policy baggage
... He is the man who; the man who of closer relations between Britain and China, a policy now long abandoned; the man who which brought down Muammar Gaddafi but left a near Failed State in its wake; the man who after they used chemical weapons, a political failure that many believe opened the way for Russia to play a bigger role in the Middle East...
Sudan war: Army chief Burhan claims he's ready for peace talks
... Gen Burhan denied Sudan would become a Failed State like Somalia - or a divided country like Libya...
South Africa load-shedding: The roots of Eskom's power problem
... If you are looking to understand South Africa s current struggles - its soaring crime and unemployment rates, its stubborn inequality and stagnant economy, its relentless corruption and crippling power cuts, and its broader drift towards what some fear could become " gangster state" or even " Failed State" territory - then this one act of industrial sabotage, at a coal-fired power station on the high plains east of Johannesburg, is a good place to start...
