failed state en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Initially applied to Somalia in the 1990s.
Meanings
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A state that has failed to meet the basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government; one that has lost physical control of its territory, the ability to provide public services, etc.
Against these stand the four national security arguments for intervention: fear of a rogue state, fear of a failed state, fear for the neighbours and fear for ourselves.
2011, Rory Stewart, “Here we go again”, in London Review of Books, 33.VII:In July, the prime minister of the Bahamas, Philip Davis, called Haiti a “failed state,” and told local media that Caribbean leaders are considering opening direct talks with Haitian gang leaders to solve the country’s political crisis.
2022 September 16, Milo Milfort, Anatoly Kurmanaev, Andre Paultre, “Fuel Hike Plunges Haiti Into Near Anarchy”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
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| failed states | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (24)
de gescheiterter Staat (type of state) · cmn 失敗國家 /失败国家 (type of state) · da fejlslagen stat (type of state) · ca estat fallit (type of state) · no mislykket stat (type of state) · ka არშემდგარი სახელმწიფო (type of state) · pl państwo upadłe (type of state) · it stato fallito (type of state) · vi nhà nước thất bại (type of state) · sv sviktande stat (type of state) · fi epäonnistunut valtio (type of state) · af mislukte staat (type of state) · gl estado falido (type of state) · es estado fallido (type of state) · pt estado falido (type of state) · nl mislukte staat (type of state) · ru несостоя́вшееся госуда́рство (type of state) · fr État en déliquescence (type of state) · eu egindako estatu (type of state) · fr État failli (type of state) · pt estado falhado (type of state) · ru фейл стейт (type of state) · hy չկայացած պետություն (type of state) · el αποτυχημένο κράτος (type of state)