Your Vote for the Next Failed State

[ROB]

Have been wondering what other people think…

I have added a few that probably already count as failed states.

If I missed any off, which ones?

[Sean Rorison]

Why isn’t Australia on the list?

[ROB]

It’s about the “next” failed state, not the last one.

;)

[Anonymous]

@ROB wrote:

It’s about the “next” failed state, not the last one.

;)

:D Surely not.

Here’s my prediction:
1) Fiji. Would be kind of a shame. It’s a fun soap opera.
2) Mexico. That country is melting down especially in its border region with the U.S. (gang & drug wars gone berzerk). Oh, and then this bizarre Mexican swine virus.
3) USA. Not necessarily a failed state, just a re-organized one – lol. (The word ‘secession’ is being thrown around quite a bit.)

[projectalice]

How did I manage to be a ‘guest’? :shock:

[ROB]

I am temporarily testing allowing guests to post (if the spammers hammer the board, I’ll have to go back to the old way) which means members will have to remember to be logged in!

[projectalice]

@ROB wrote:

… which means members will have to remember to be logged in!

Here you go again forcing me to use my brain.

[jamesintheworld]

Besides Iraq I would have to say East Timor – its pretty much already failed now

~James

[RiverRat]

I’d have to say the US is already a failed state in that said failure is the failure to:

1) live up to and abide by it’s own Constitution
2) and it has failed to live up to it’s own promise and potential.

Secession would be a good wake up call—again. Maybe this time the good guys will WIN.

[Anonymous]

Michigan – Detroit

[Anonymous]

and where the fuck is SOMALIA?… isnt that the true definition of the word?.

[Anonymous]

From Wiki:

Failed States List

Failed States according to the “Failed States Index 2008” of Foreign Policy
Alert Warning No Information / Dependent Territory Moderate Sustainable

177 states were included in the list, of which 35 were classified as “alert”, 92 as “warning”, 35 as “moderate”, 15 as “sustainable”. The worst 20 states are shown below. Change in rank from 2007 is shown in parentheses.[17]

1. Somalia (+2)
2. Sudan (-1)
3. Zimbabwe (+1)
4. Chad (+1)
5. Iraq (-3)
6. Democratic Republic of the Congo (+1)
7. Afghanistan (+1)
8. Côte d’Ivoire (-2)
9. Pakistan (+3)
10. Central African Republic (0)

11. Guinea (-2)
12. Bangladesh (+4)
13. Burma/Myanmar(+2)
14. Haiti (-3)
15. North Korea (-2)
16. Ethiopia (+2)
16. Uganda (-1)
18. Lebanon (+10)[18]
18. Nigeria (-1)
20. Sri Lanka (+5)[19]

Looks like Africa takes first prize for failed states.
surprise surprise..

[ROB]

@Anonymous wrote:

and where the fuck is SOMALIA?… isnt that the true definition of the word?.

I left off Somalia because it is pretty much universally agreed that it is already failed and the question is about the next to fail.

Some might argue that those on the list have already failed, but it isn’t unanimous.

[Anonymous]

Just for fun – Iceland!

[RiverRat]

:shock: Global warming hasn’t melted Iceland yet? :shock:

[Kapa]

Definately New Zealand…………. and in the long term….. China

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