The threat of falling and failed states

The Threat of Failin" rel="nofollow">ing and Failed StatesThe post 9/11 period has shifted in" rel="nofollow">international focus toward the threat posed by failin" rel="nofollow">ing states, but why? Usin" rel="nofollow">ing your readin" rel="nofollow">ings from this week to support your answer, evaluate the statement that failed states pose a major threat to civilian populations and in" rel="nofollow">interstate stability? Instructions: All three required posts should be supported by course readin" rel="nofollow">ings usin" rel="nofollow">ing parenthetical references. WEEK 3: Approaches to Peace: Individual Needs and Failed States Readin" rel="nofollow">ing & Resources Video: "Compassionate Presence: Faith-Based Peacebuildin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in the Face of Violence" (Transcript available through closed captionin" rel="nofollow">ing). Readin" rel="nofollow">ing: Biddle, Stephen, Jeffrey A. Friedman, and Jacob N. Shapiro. 2012. Testin" rel="nofollow">ing the surge: why did violence declin" rel="nofollow">ine in" rel="nofollow">in Iraq in" rel="nofollow">in 2007? International Security 37, no. 1: 7–40. Jones, Seth G. 2008. The rise of Afghanistan’s in" rel="nofollow">insurgency: state failure and jihad. International Security 32, no. 4: 7-40. Rotberg, Robert I. 2002. The new nature of nation-state failure. Washin" rel="nofollow">ington Quarterly 25, no. 3: 85-96. Woodhouse, Tom. 2010. Peacekeepin" rel="nofollow">ing, peace culture and conflict resolution. International Peacekeepin" rel="nofollow">ing 17, no. 4: 486-498.