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The breaking point: World’s 20 most fragile countries
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The breaking point: World’s 20 most fragile countries
May 10, 2026

Scored on a scale where higher numbers mean deeper crisis, these 20 nations rank as the most vulnerable on Earth according to the Fragile States Index. Leading the list is Somalia, followed by Sudan) and Syria. All 20 suffer from intense pressures including active conflict, collapsed public services, mass displacement, and severe economic decline—marking them at the highest risk of state failure. The indicator is available from 2007 to 2024.

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Ranked: Countries with the most and least carbon-intensive power grids
May 13, 2025

This infographic shows the countries which get their electricity in the most and least carbon-intensive ways.

Strategic Infographics
Ranked: Countries with the most and least carbon-intensive power grids
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Russia, Central Africa Sign New Military Cooperation Agreement
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Russia, Central Africa Sign New Military Cooperation Agreement
August 22, 2018

Russia’s burgeoning influence in sub-Saharan Africa is a part of a broader picture, as its clout has grown immensely in the Middle East and North Africa

Alex Gorka
Russia’s Growing Influence in Sub-Saharan Africa
June 5, 2018

While the US influence in the sub-Saharan Africa is on the wane, Russia is making strides to strengthen its position in the region.

Arkady Savitsky
Russia’s Growing Influence in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Central Africa: UN Responds to CAR Tragedy
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Central Africa: UN Responds to CAR Tragedy
October 15, 2013

NATO went beyond the UN resolution 1973 in Libya, ignoring the Russia’s and China’s warnings about the consequences. The NATO’s intervention spurred a domino-like effect across Africa. It affects one nation after another – Somalia, Mali, Kenya, and now – the CAR… A dangerous chain reaction has been started. The hand of West-inspired Al Qaeda lurks behind Seleka rebellion in Central African Republic…

Andrei Akulov
Central Africa: Concept of «Failed State» to Cover International Crimes
September 11, 2013

…The «failed state» concept has been given a boost to be advanced recently. By and large, it has become a kind of pattern to introduce outside rule in the states of Africa. Somalia, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Guiney-Bissau, Mali, now the Central African Republic – they are all the examples of creating political offshores as safe havens for international criminal organizations, including terrorist groups. The Central African coup actually took place right after the mopping up operation against the Al Qaeda forces in Mali. Now the elimination of one political offshore haven will automatically trigger the creation of another one…

Alexander Mezyaev
Central Africa: Concept of «Failed State» to Cover International Crimes
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Central African Intrigue
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Central African Intrigue
April 4, 2013

On 24 March, a coup d’état took place in the Central African Republic (CAR). Seleka, a coalition of rebel groups, seized the country’s capital Bangui and President François Bozizé fled to neighbouring Cameroon. Seleka’s leader, Michel Djotodia, then declared himself the new head of state… The Central African Republic is a real storehouse of natural resources. One of its main treasures is diamonds, deposits of which are present in 40 percent of the country… There are also large deposits of copper and tin (6) but, most importantly, the resource that remains virtually untouched in the Central African Republic is uranium… The new head of state’s first step was to appeal to France, the USA and the EU for financial help and promise to revise the agreements that François Bozizé had entered into with China…

Alexander Mezyaev