Journal of
Law and Conflict Resolution

  • Abbreviation: J. Law Conflict. Resolut
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9804
  • DOI: 10.5897/JLCR
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 103

Review

State fragility, failure and collapse in the new world order: A critical assessment of the applicability of these concepts in the case of Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia

Sibuh Gebeyaw Tareke
  • Sibuh Gebeyaw Tareke
  • Department of Political Science and International Studies, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 21 October 2019
  •  Accepted: 27 January 2020
  •  Published: 31 October 2021

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