The United States is considered to be one of the most highly developing states nowadays. As any developing country, the United States of America is characterized by certain traces of colonialism. This simple fact may become one of the most evident reasons for country’s collapse.
In addition, failed states may create one of the most considerable threats to the USA. Lots of people may think that the United States should expect for some threat from strong states and be ready to fight and prove its power and international influence between the countries with strong positions.
However, to my mind, failed states may bring much more harm to the United States than any other countries due to several reasons: failed states may serve as good weapon for other countries against the US; failed states are still considered to be the basis of terroristic attacks; and, finally, chaos, spread all over the world, may unite several failed states and direct them against the United States.
Without any doubts, fast spread of weapons, human right violations, and even trade deficit turn out to be rather dangerous for any nation and the United States in particular. However, these are not the only problems US may face with nowadays.
One of the urgent problems, which may even consist of all above-mentioned points, is failed states and their opposition. These failed states are all those countries with the government that does not have any control over its territories and does not want to accept the necessary responsibility in order to improve the conditions in the country.
Developing states, such as US, may suffer from the necessity of industrialization, economic development, and urbanization, and deprivation of national unity that should help to hold their leading positions. Failed states may still become “sanctuaries for the opponents of international order.” (Caldwell and Williams 2005, 149)
The opponents can easily use the feebleness of one country and direct it to the other country in order to destroy it or, at least, cause certain damage. It is not that easy to create a terroristic group within failed states and provide its members with the necessary ideas in order to attack US.
The events of September 11 are one of the brightest examples of how failed countries may become a terrible threat for the United States in a short period of time.
Without any reasons and notifications, the Towers were attacked, and many innocent people died in several minutes. It is one of the most burning reasons for the United States to think that any failed state may become a terrible threat one day.
It is also necessary to admit that “when a state has failed or is in the process of failing, the effective educational and health systems are privatized, or the public facilities become increasingly decrepit and neglected.” (Rotberg 2003, 7)
This is a good cause to use the citizens of the failed state, explain your own truth, and prove that the United States may be a threat for their future generation. People have nothing to do but to believe and start thinking about the ways of how to protect their children and provide them with happy future.
This is why if the USA has a chance to intervene into the affairs of some failed states, American should use this chance, prove its good intention, and demonstrate its abilities to help the others.
These simple reasons deserve a lot of attention. Failed states are rather weak, and this fact provides the other countries to control the affairs and direct all forces against the USA. “According to the 2002 National Security Strategy (NSS), failed states pose a direct threat to US national security.” (Colas and Saull 2006, 168)
Taking into consideration this fact and the above-mentioned pointes, the United States should immediately intervene into the affairs of failed states before the opponent decides to take the same step in order to remain one of the most powerful states in this world.
Reference List
Caldwell, Dan, and Williams, Robert E. Seeking Security in an Insecure World. Rowman & Littlefield, 2005.
Colas, Alejandro and Saull, Richard. The War on Terror and the American ‘Empire’ after the Cold War. Routledge, 2006.
Rotberg, Robert, I. State Failure and State Weakness in a Time of Terror. Brookings Institution Press, 2003.