FAILING STATES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON GLOBAL SECURITY

Abstract

The increasing phenomena of failing states are alarming considering their effects on global security. This paperprimarily examined failing States and their effect on global security. Accordingly, some objectives were statedwhich includes to examine the nature of failing States, appraisal of the causes of failing States, evaluation of thecharacteristics of failing State, as well as their effects on global security. The research utilizes secondary datasuch as book, journals, magazines, and internet. It was the finding of this paper among others those failing Statesarises when there are misgovernance, poverty, weak institutions, unemployment, abuse of human rights etc. It wasrecommended amongst others that Promoting opportunities for broad-based growth and poverty reduction,capacities building, infrastructure enhancement, good governance and democratic institutions by better targetingexisting flows of assistance for democracy, broad public participation in government affairs, adequatemanagement of national resources should be carried out/practiced in nations to prevent failing States.