Weakest states pose biggest threat to world’s superpowers

But on the whole, the picture is rather objective: Somalia, Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq and, surprisingly enough, Burundi head the list. 141 states were assessed (apart from the most developed ones). Among Russian neighbours, former Soviet republics, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan (35th and 36th places respectively), have poor results (but not the worst ones, North Korea, Cameroon, Nigeria and Pakistan rank lower). Cambodia ranked 34th and Mauritania – 37th. Tajikistan took the 42^nd place (lower than East Timor, but higher than Swaziland). Russia ranked 65^th because of its poor political regime and insufficient security for its citizens. Bad results in other areas do not change the rating drastically: North Korea has economic problems (15th place), Burma suffers political problems (17^th place), Turkmenistan is the fourth in the group of political criteria.

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This rating only confirms acute problems in modern international relations. The list of failed states that can cause an international crisis was known long ago. The international community (the Brookings Institution appeals to Washington first of all) should give these countries their complete attention successively and enduringly.

Translated by Julia Bulygina
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