- Loss of physical control of its territory, or the monopoly on the legitimate us of physical force.
- erosion of legitimate authority to make collective decisions.
- an inability to provide reasonable public services.
- an inability to interact with other states as a full member of the international community.
The article, Failing Nations: Why Things Fall Apart, was explaining why some nations are coming into a failing state and what makes nations like that. It also said that citizens within the failing nation just want a way out and any way could seem like a good way, even terrorism or suicide. They also stated that you can tell if a nation is failing just by the the look in the many citizens eyes. Some countries are more vulnerable to failing due to their geographical location and their natural resources. I'm glad that i live in the U.S. because we are currently stable and we don't live near any terribly failing nations and we also don't have a giant abundance of natural resources so we don't have to worry about people trying to take us over and get our resources.
The second article, Shattered Somalia, is about how certain areas in Somalia are very unsafe and unpredictable and others like Somaliland, which is a break away part of Somalia to the north, are stable and peaceful. It also tells a story about Mohammad, an 18 year old Somalian, who has been supporting his entire family by his earnings as a fishermen since he was 14 because a mortar incapacitated his father. He was no longer in school after that event due to the fact that he could not afford the 10 dollar monthly fee. Also, his former classmates are mostly all gone because they joined the terrorist group or are dead. The rest of it was about describing how bad of a state Somalia and some surrounding countries are in and how Mohammed feels about it. I never knew that some countries were in this bad of a state around the world. I used to think that everyone actually got along before i really grew up a few years ago when i heard about the wars and 9/11.
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