Failed State Quotes
- I think a failed state is the responsibility of the people who have made that state fail, and those are generally the people of that… — Lakhdar Brahimi
- I remember in 2000, when President Clinton came to Cartagena just before Plan Colombia started, the country was on the verge of becoming a failed… — Juan Manuel Santos
- Ten years ago, we were seen as a virtually failed state, but today we are a vibrant democracy. You can walk safely through the streets… — Juan Manuel Santos
- The attacks of 9/11 came out of Afghanistan. It was a failed state, a rogue nation. That's why al Qaeda was there in the first… — Sebastian Junger
- Treat the world like a failed state; then you can understand the players needed to fix it. — Cameron Sinclair
- Egypt under Hosni Mubarak had deteriorated to the status of a failed state. We must wipe the slate clean and start again. — Mohamed ElBaradei
- We were in opposition to the decision to go to war. But after the war happened, it was clear that you could not sit and… — Joschka Fischer
- We can't afford to see Afghanistan roll backwards into a failed state that could become a base from which terrorist campaigns can be launched anywhere… — Liam Fox