failed state
noun[C]
uk/ˌfeɪld ˈsteɪt/us/ˌfeɪld ˈsteɪt/acountrywhosegovernmentisconsideredto havefailedat some ofitsbasicresponsibilities, forexamplekeepingthelegalsystemworkingcorrectly, andprovidingpublicservices(=electricity,water,education,hospitals, etc.):
失败国家(被认为未能满足和履行某一些作为主权政府应有的基本条件和责任的国家)Failedstatesareincreasinglytrappedin acycleofpovertyandviolence.失败国家越来越深地陷入贫困与暴力的泥潭之中。
International relations: international politics & government
- accession
- airspace
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- anti-Stalinist
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- confederacy
- GATT
- Geneva Convention
- geopolitical
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- internationalism
- internationalize
- multilateral
- pariah
- perestroika
- political asylum
- power politics
- prefect
- the G8