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becoming a failed state; these are listed in Table 14.2. e bottom 10 states
on the index are listed in Table 14.3.
Failed and failing states are problems both for themselves and for the
international community. Obviously, civilized nations have a dicult time
standing idly by while people suer. Failed states oen need intervention,
TABLE 14.3 Top 10 Nations Most in Danger of Failing According to Fund for
Peace
1. Somalia
2. Chad
3. Sudan
4. Congo (D. R.)
5. Haiti
6. Zimbabwe
7. Afghanistan
8. Central African Republic
9. Iraq
10. Cote d’Ivoire
Source: Fund for Peace. (2011). The failed ...