Weak states and security
Author
Rakipi, Albert
Advisor
Ünal, Hasan
Date
2006Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
Although the weak 1 failing states have often been deseribed as the single most
important problem for the international order s ince the en d of Cold W ar (F .Fukuyaına
2004:92) several dimensions of this phenomenon still remain unexplored. While this
phenomenon has been present in the international politics even earlier, only the post
Cold W ar period accentuated its relationship with security issues.
Following the Cold W ar' s "peaceful" period and the bloody 1990s, the Balkan region
today represents a mixture of weak states and international protectorates, positioned
equally far from failure as from evcntual success. This study proposcs that there is a
strong correlation between the wcak state and security issues. By fuıther investigating
this kind of relationship it will analyze ho w state strength impacts security in the post
Cold war world. The study will focus on domestic threats to security, concentrating on
the Balkans, and in particular, analyzing the range of security problems for Albania
and Macedonia. It therefore represents a genuine debate on the security dilemma at
the domestic !eve! in the post Cold war environment based on the argument that
internal security issues. have gained more importance relative to external threats with
the demise of the öipolar international system.