Friday, July 03, 2009

FEED: International

There's some country-specific data in this article about failed states. There's an interactive map, and who knew that Australia was more stable than the US?

The global recession is sparking fears that multiple states could slip all at once into the ranks of the failing. Now more than ever, failed-state triage could become a grim necessity for world leaders from the United Nations and World Bank to U.S. President Barack Obama’s White House. All of which puts a fine point on an old and uncomfortable dilemma: Whom do you help when so many need it? More...

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