You have evry reason to fear weak and failed states. The countries at the bottom of the economic and development ladder are the proverbial time bombs and not those at the top. Take China, America and the EU for example, most South Africans think that their economic might pose biggest threat to our economic fortunes, but the reality is that all this countries are faced with economic stagnation. Once a country fails to meet its obligations to other countries and its citizens it poses a danger to both. Countries like Somalia,Colombia,Pakistan, Nigeria and Mali etc, who are unable to control what goes inside their borders are magnets for international terrorists, drug cartels, pirates, humantrafickers, pirates and other international criminal enterprises. Weak states also make poor economic partners, it is near impossible to invest in a country with regular violence. Political turbulence and uncertainty add to business risk. The best thing South Africans can do for African Failed States is to keep them from getting weaker and strengthen those who may be on their way down like Lesotho. . Dont loose sleep over the threat of drones taking us out but be more worried about international terrorism, drug trading, human trafficking being imported into our country. The Chinese are not about to colonize us we may think but loonies like Al Qaeda might take advantage of the lack of leadership and poverty in this failed states!.
Posted on: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 10:10:27 +0000
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