ABSTRACT
The Transitional Federal Government (TFG), a creation of the United Nations, with support of the United States and Great Britain, in comparison, was weak. In regard to economic decline and illegitimate governments, an African country shares the highest ranking with one other non-African country, North Korea and Afghanistan, respectively. Negative judgments and partial information reflect a power dynamic, one that often goes unacknowledged. If failed states were a truly global phenomenon, then, one might be inclined to consider that we are entering a new historical era marked by the rise of failed states. As economic and cultural globalization continues to be a powerful force around the globe, part of the challenge is to retain awareness of a variety of economic, cultural, and political models and the particular geographical and historical circumstances in which they arrive and thrive.
