COUNTRIES

A section describing and evaluating countries, information on which is collected by our specialists.

COUNTRIES

Liberia

Liberia exhibits many hallmarks of chronic state fragility: pervasive corruption, weak public services, and dependence on external aid.

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Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau is emblematic of chronic political instability, weak state capacity, and elite capture.

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Haiti

Haiti is often cited as one of the world’s most paradigmatic failed states: decades of weak governance, political instability, extreme poverty, natural disasters,...

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Ghana

Ghana is often viewed as one of Africa’s more stable democracies, yet it faces significant structural vulnerabilities that can threaten its resilience.

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Eritrea

Eritrea embodies extreme authoritarianism, institutional repression, and a de facto militarized social order.

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Laos

Laos operates under a single-party Leninist structure (Lao People’s Revolutionary Party), where formal elections lack genuine contestation, and executive control dominates over any...

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Lesotho

Lesotho exhibits structural fragility arising from its economic dependence, weak institutional capacity, and high crime/incidence of violence.

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Togo

High youth unemployment, reliance on limited export commodities (phosphates, cotton) and exposure to commodity price swings.

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Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone exhibits persistent fragility rooted in governance deficits, weak institutional capacity, corruption, and historical conflict.

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Gambia

The Gambia faces structural fragility marked by weak institutions, reliance on foreign aid and remittances, and limited economic diversification.