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Fragile State Paper

Fragile State Paper

Q IS 312 Fragile State Assignment Paper (30 pts.) and discussion (10 pts.) Due: Wednesday, April 28 by 11:59 AM PT upload Paper to Canvas The objective of this assignment is for you to investigate your country from the “Developing Country Project” assignment on the Fragile State Index. (Links to an external site.) This assignment will contribute to your final class project/paper. 1. Read the “Overview” and “Methodology” sections of the Fragile Index Annual Report 2020 (Links to an external site.). 2. Go to Country Data (Links to an external site.), select all in the filter find your country and examine the data. 3. Answer the following questions: 1. What is a fragile state? (The Report) 2. Very briefly, summarize the “Overview” in the Annual Report. 3. What Indicators does the Fund for Peace use to measure fragility (Cohesion, Economic, etc)? Briefly summarize what each Indicator includes. 4. What are your country's scores? FSI Score, FSI Ranking, Points Change From Last Year, Points Change Over Five Years, and Points Change Over Ten Years. 5. Briefly, what are the Indicators and trends for your country? See Country Data. Format: • Your name in the left-hand corner. • Typed, double-spaced, standard font (12) and margins, page numbers, and stapled. • Word count 350 – 450. Include your word count. • Responses must be in complete sentences. • Respond to each question with the #s from above. • Parenthetical citation. E.g. (Fragile Index Annual Report, pg. 3). • When you submit your paper, it automatically goes through Turnitin which will run an authenticity program on your paper. Please be mindful to use "quotes" and to give attribution when you use other's words. You will be able to see your score and resubmit your paper if necessary. Acceptable Turnitin score 30% or less. • Please be mindful of all directions. Submissions that do not follow all the directions will be subject to a 20% grade reduction.

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What is a fragile state? (The Report) The fragile state is a weak state that is incapable of providing the core funcIons its ciIzens leaving them weak and vulnerable. These core funcIons include weak poliIcal insItuIons, economic decline, poverty and violent conflict. The more fragile a state is, the more it is at the brink of the failure. Very briefly, summarize the “Overview” in the Annual Report. The annual report portrays the fragile state index of the countries around the world. The fragile state index determines the issues faced by the countries as well as which countries are being pushed to failure at the hands of these issues. A country is considered agile if it is capable of handling the core funcIons and a country is considered agile if it is incapable of handling the core funcIons.