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Failed States And Fragile Societies: A New World Disorder?, Ingo Trauschweizer, Steven M. Miner
Failed States And Fragile Societies: A New World Disorder?, Ingo Trauschweizer, Steven M. Miner
Ohio University Press Open Access Books
Since the end of the Cold War, a new dynamic has arisen within the international system, one that does not conform to established notions of the state’s monopoly on war. In this changing environment, the global community must decide how to respond to the challenges posed to the state by military threats, political and economic decline, and social fragmentation. This insightful work considers the phenomenon of state failure and asks how the international community might better detect signs of state decay at an early stage and devise legally and politically legitimate responses.
This collection of essays brings military and social …