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State Fragility
Recent Highlights
Books - July 13, 2007
Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
Stewart Patrick and Kaysie Brown
Promoting security, good governance and recovery in weak, failing and war-torn countries requires integrated approaches.
Policy Papers - August 14, 2006
State-building and Constitutional Design after Conflict
Kirsti Samuels and Vanessa Wyeth
This paper examines the strengths and weaknesses of constitutional choices made after conflict, drawing upon comparative studies of six constitutions and peace agreements.
Meeting Notes - March 27, 2005
Post-Conflict Transitions: National Experience and International Reform
This summary stems from a meeting jointly convened by the International Peace Institute and the Center on International Cooperation, and examines specific national postwar experiences in order to better inform current deliberations on international peacebuilding reforms recommended by the Secretary-General's High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change.
Policy Papers - July 14, 2004
Making States Work: From State Failure to State-Building
Simon Chesterman, Michael Ignatieff, and Ramesh Thakur
It is frequently assumed that the collapse of state structures, whether through defeat by an external power or as a result of internal chaos, leads to a vacuum of political power. This is rarely the case.
Policy Papers - July 14, 2003
The Future of UN State-Building: Strategic and Operational Challenges and the Legacy of Iraq
Kirsti Samuels and Sebastian von Einsiedel
Whether by accident or design, the United Nations increasingly finds itself in operations that seek to build or re-build the institutions of a state.
About This Program
In recent years, the international policy community has begun to grapple more systematically with the challenges posed by state fragility, evidenced by commitments made by donor governments and institutions to adapt aid policies for countries in fragile situations.
This program provides policy analysis to enhance understanding of state fragility and improve engagement with fragile states. It builds on past IPI work on the role of the state in consolidating peace, and international efforts to build capable and legitimate states in the wake of conflict.
Program Staff
The Global Observatory
A Gulf Union? Not Yet
A union between Persian Gulf countries the along the lines of the European Union may be a long way from being achieved.
Key Global Events to Watch in May
A list of key upcoming meetings and events with implications for global affairs.
The Global Observatory is a new website by IPI, providing timely analysis on peace and security issues, interviews with leading policymakers, interactive maps, and more.