Failed State Index Indicates Why States Fail

The Fund for Peace’s annual Failed State Index measures the stability of 177 countries.
Failed State Index Indicates Why States Fail
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili looks at a scale model of the parliament building in Tbilisi on May 18, 2011. Vano Shlamov/AFP/Getty Images
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Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili looks at a scale model of the parliament building in Tbilisi on May 18, 2011. (Vano Shlamov/AFP/Getty Images)
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