On May 22, the prime ministers of Spain, Norway and Ireland held a joint press conference formally announcing that their governments were poised to recognize a sovereign Palestinian state. The move, ...

US Ambassador Tom Barrack had blunt words for Lebanon on Saturday, repeatedly calling the country a “failed state,” dubbing its leaders “dinosaurs” and saying that it probably won’t be able to comply ...

Former President Donald Trump in last Thursday’s debate described the United States as a “failed state” and a “Third World nation.” That’s unfortunate and — happily for its citizens — inaccurate. Are ...

Just over two years ago, Tom Andrews, a United Nations special rapporteur, raised the prospect of Myanmar as a “failing state” – a claim that angered the junta and its allies who had done their best ...

Over the past two decades, the Caribbean has enjoyed a relatively strong track record of political stability in a largely democratic framework. Unlike other parts of the world, coups, assassinations, ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described Nigeria as a “failed state” due to the policies of both former President Muhammadu Buhari and President Bola Tinubu. Speaking during a paper ...

Mixed reactions have trailed President Olusegun Obasanjo’s remarks that Nigeria is becoming a failed state. The alarm came at a time the country is gradually overcoming the fear of disintegration ...