The United States: Weak And Failing States

Weak and failing states need the international communities’ attention because it acts as an important problem for international order. These failing states create danger for the international community because they can breed terrorism, create regional chaos, increase crime, diseases and environmental catastrophe (Mazarr 2014, 113). Successful conflict management can allow failing states to change for the good. To reconstruct weak states many different diplomatic components of conflict management is needed, such as humanitarian aid, peace building, military intervention and collective action from the international arena. An effective conflict management is described by Mazzar, as he says “the path from state weakness to strength has to be traveled by the states themselves,
In the case of US efforts to rebuild Iraq was not successful in securing the Iraqi society. The US invaded without having a reconstruction plan. The Iraqis lost their identity and were displaced in the society, thus Iraqis took whatever measures to survive. The Iraqi refugees resettled by joining terrorist groups. US attempted to use military intervention to control and reconstruct peace in Iraq, but US administrative decision made Iraqi distressed and oppose the any of the US institution or support. Moreover, the military attacked Fallujah and areas around Imam Ali Mosque that created refugees and more dispute between Sunnis and Shiites. Coalition did not have enough troops to establish security. Bremer was sent to act as administrative head in Iraq and form a new government. Bremer lacked understanding of Iraq and his decision to purge the civil service and disband the Iraqi army created a security vacuum. Other terrorist group took advantage