State Failure Reclaimed: How African Leaders and Western Diplomats Leverage Discourse for Strategic Gains
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DOI: 10.1080/13533312.2025.2488950
Abstract: ABSTRACT Despite its decline in scholarly circles, the concept of state failure remains influential in policy discussions. African leaders use the notion for strategic and economic gains, while Western diplomats invoke it to shift accountability… read more here.
Keywords: african leaders; state failure; failure reclaimed; western diplomats ... See more keywords