Addressing the Problem of Failed States: A New Instrument. By Chronic Poverty Relief Centre, December 2010.
Governance failures and shortcomings are a prime source of instability and violence as they contribute to state failure. Many international partners working with the UN, African Union, and non-governmental organizations are scaling up their capacity to deploy teams of wide-ranging civilian experts to assist states during such governance shortfalls in order to prevent crises and restore security and stability. Download the Article: [PDF]
Integrating 21st Century Development Assistance. By Kathleen Hicks and J. Stephen Morrison. Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2008.
U.S. interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan have laid bare deficiencies in U.S. policies and capacities for fostering development and stabilization in conflict-affected contexts. This has led to greater integration of U.S. military and civilian efforts to overcome these challenges. While progress has been made, significant imbalances between development and security assistance remain.
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