“History is full of brutal leaders who have plunged their lands into poverty and war through greed, corruption, and violence. And though many events—natural disasters, economic shocks, an influx of refugees from a neighboring country—can lead to state failure, few are as decisive or as deadly as bad leadership.”

From Foreign Policy’s report on The Failed State Index 2007, covering everything from environmental sustainability to the arms trade, and refugees to religious intolerance. Foreign Policy’s article is here.

Posted Monday, June 18th, 2007 @ 4:23 pm
Filed in human rights, politics

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