Failed+States+and+Security

Questions to Consider:
**1. How can national sovereignty be respected in an attempt to rebuild failed states?** **2. What is the appropriate international response to state Failure?** **3. What degree of failure should trigger an international response?** **4. Where are the funds required to increase peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts to come from?** **5. Are UN reforms presently in place adequate to deal with the growing problem of failed states?**

**Below is an excellent video on Somalia the leading Failed State**

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As you watch the video, record evidence of how Somalia is a Failed State based on what you have learned from your reading.

Below is a digital copy of the hand out you were given before vacation on Failed States. Make a copy of it for your personal wiki


 * Below are a series of guide questions to aid in identifying the qualities, causes and problems of failed states:
 * Copy the guide questions to your wiki and complete them







**The Following are Important terms to know on the topic of Failed States **

Failed State Rational Player Public Services Imperialism Cold War Proxy wars Transitional Crimes Rule of Law National Sovereignty

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Good Websites and Videos on the topic of Failed states :

[|Failed States in a World of Terror]

[|2010 Failed State Ranking]

[|UN Resolution 1645]

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 * Attached is a very brief video on the Peacekeeping Commission created by Resolution1645 :

[|work of the Peace Commission]

Security Council and Peacekeeping Commission:

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**For work on individual countries please go to the County Research Page**