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James A. Piazza,Incubators of Terror: Do Failed and Failing States Promote Transnational Terrorism? 11 Haziran 2010 tarihinde Wayback Machine sitesinde arşivlendi., International Studies Quarterly, 2008, 3: 469-488, p. 470: "States rated highly in terms of state failures, irrespective of the type of state failure experienced, are more likely to be targeted by terrorist attacks, more likely to have their nationals commit terrorist attacks in third countries, and are more likely to host active terrorist groups that commit attacks abroad."
Eli Berman; Joseph H. Felter; Jacob N. Shapiro; Erin Troland (2013). "Effective Aid in Conflict Zones". VoxEU.org. 23 Mayıs 2017 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. Erişim tarihi: 13 Haziran 2023.
Schneckener, Ulrich (2004) 'States at Risk – zur Analyse fragiler Staatlichkeit. Welcome back – Staatszerfall als Problem der internationalen Politik', in Schneckener, Ulrich, (2004), ed., States at Risk. Fragile Staaten als Sicherheits- und Entwicklungsproblem, SWP Studie Berlin, http://www.swp-berlin.org/fileadmin/contents/products/studien/2004_S43_skr_ks.pdf 24 Şubat 2021 tarihinde Wayback Machine sitesinde arşivlendi.
Eli Berman; Joseph H. Felter; Jacob N. Shapiro; Erin Troland (2013). "Effective Aid in Conflict Zones". VoxEU.org. 23 Mayıs 2017 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. Erişim tarihi: 13 Haziran 2023.
James A. Piazza,Incubators of Terror: Do Failed and Failing States Promote Transnational Terrorism? 11 Haziran 2010 tarihinde Wayback Machine sitesinde arşivlendi., International Studies Quarterly, 2008, 3: 469-488, p. 470: "States rated highly in terms of state failures, irrespective of the type of state failure experienced, are more likely to be targeted by terrorist attacks, more likely to have their nationals commit terrorist attacks in third countries, and are more likely to host active terrorist groups that commit attacks abroad."
"BTI 2022". Bertelsmann Transformation Index (İngilizce). Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung. 14 Mart 2023 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. Erişim tarihi: 7 Mayıs 2023.
Nay Olivier. "Fragile and Failed States: Critical Perspectives on Conceptual Hybrids", International Political Science Review 33.1 (2013): 326-341, Poverty, From (13 Ocak 2010). "Top 5 reasons why "failed state" is a failed concept". Aidwatchers.com. 17 Eylül 2010 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. Erişim tarihi: 12 Haziran 2011.