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Meanings of failed states in English

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Usage of failed states in English
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But his comparisons between SA and other failed states seem somewhat corroborative.
The South African
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Isis thrives off the lack of institutions in weak or failed states.
The Guardian
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The idea of failed states had not been fully incorporated into international law.
War by other means: an insider's account of the war on terror
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Somalia has been described as one the world's most failed states.
BBC
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We cannot leave crises to fester, even in situations of failed states, he said.
Reuters
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That is coming from closely failed states in the Pacific, Mr Jones told journalists.
Radio NZ
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Killings on this scale could only take place in the ultimate failed states of the 20th century.
The Guardian
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In fact a total of seven sub-Saharan countries are among the "top 10" failed states.
The Irish Times
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It assumes that the threats from future failed states, such as Afghanistan, can be contained without expeditionary forces.
The Guardian
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How to go into failed states and maintain security and get the economy going and defang ethnic hatred.
Idiot america: how stupidity became a virtue in the land of the ...
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Greece joins some of Africa's failed states that include Somalia, Sudan and Zimbabwe, to default on loan repayments.
The South African
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Rebuilding failed states is messy work.
Wired
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As the world wobbles, Australia is worried about failed states, and the risk of a global sovereign debt crisis.
The Guardian
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This is true in failed states like Somalia, where terrorism and piracy is joined by famine and human suffering.
The Guardian
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Mugabe and what's left of his country joins fellow failed states Congo, Buriundi, Eritrea and Liberia at the bottom.
The South African
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Why are we using measures designed to protect corporate interests in failed states in countries with a functioning judicial system?
The Guardian
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Failed states across language varieties
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