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Failed States and Ungoverned Spaces

Failed states across the Middle East and North Africa will pose distinctive challenges for U.S. policy in the next administration.

published by
ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
 on October 25, 2016

Source: ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

State failure and proxy war have consumed key Arab states such as Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Yemen, with massive humanitarian consequences. Local power struggles have been exacerbated by regional and international interventions. The next American administration must act to resolve these wars and assist the reconstruction of shattered states. Rather than new military interventions, the United States should focus on the international enforcement of military de-escalation to accomplish these goals.

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