Conventional wisdom among policymakers in both the US and Europe holds that weak and failing states are the source of the world's most pressing security threats

This book reconceptualises the notions of state failure and fragility, to provide a new policy-relevant framework on these issues. In a wide-ranging treatment,

This book provides a unique account of the pursuit of security at the edge of the global order. It sheds light on reform of state police and armed forces, and a

States of Fragility 2020 sets a policy agenda for fragility at a critical turning point: the final countdown on Agenda 2030 is at hand, and the pandemic has rev

"... Explores the connections between fragile statehood and violent conflict, and analyses the limitations of outside intervention from international society."-