{"id":54917,"date":"2020-09-06T08:02:43","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T13:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=54917"},"modified":"2020-09-06T08:02:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T13:02:44","slug":"no-go-zones-a-guide-to-western-failed-states-and-european-secessionist-movements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=54917","title":{"rendered":"No Go Zones: A Guide to Western Failed States and European Secessionist Movements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-title\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/ammo.com\/articles\/no-go-zones-western-failed-states-guide\">No Go Zones: A Guide to Western Failed States and European Secessionist Movements<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"std\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-right\" src=\"https:\/\/d1w4q6ldc8l0qo.cloudfront.net\/media\/AN\/images\/no-go-zone-failed-state-guide-1.jpg\" alt=\"No Go Zones: A Guide to Western Failed States and European Secessionist Movements\" width=\"400\" height=\"298\" \/>The failed state is to post-modernity what the nation-state was to modernity. It\u2019s a recent development that is a hallmark of our age \u2013 like a state, but incapable of exercising sovereignty over all of its nominal territory. And while it might sound a little far-fetched, the failed state isn\u2019t just coming to the West. It might already be here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"block block-info block-info--toc block-info--toc-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"block-title\">Table of Contents<\/div>\n<div class=\"block-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ammo.com\/articles\/no-go-zones-western-failed-states-guide#failed-state\">What Is a Failed State?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ammo.com\/articles\/no-go-zones-western-failed-states-guide#decides\">Who Decides If a State Is \u201cFailed?\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ammo.com\/articles\/no-go-zones-western-failed-states-guide#failed-europe\">Are Failed States Coming to Europe?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ammo.com\/articles\/no-go-zones-western-failed-states-guide#european-secessionist-movements\">What Are European Secessionist Movements?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ammo.com\/articles\/no-go-zones-western-failed-states-guide#irredentist\">What Are Irredentist Movements?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ammo.com\/articles\/no-go-zones-western-failed-states-guide#no-go\">What Is a No Go Zone?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ammo.com\/articles\/no-go-zones-western-failed-states-guide#no-go-europe\">No Go Zones in Europe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ammo.com\/articles\/no-go-zones-western-failed-states-guide#influence\">How Is the Specter of No Go Zones Influencing European Politics?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ammo.com\/articles\/no-go-zones-western-failed-states-guide#result\">How Likely Are No Go Zones to Result in Failed States?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ammo.com\/articles\/no-go-zones-western-failed-states-guide#protect\">How Can I Protect My Family From No Go Zones?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a name=\"failed-state\"><\/a><strong>What Is a Failed State?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A failed state is a state no longer exercising effective control over the whole of its nominal territory. This can take a number of forms in practice, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A\u00a0<em>de facto<\/em>\u00a0separatist nation or nations existing within the boundaries of their\u00a0<em>de jure<\/em>\u00a0territory, competing for\u00a0<a title=\"what is democide\" href=\"https:\/\/ammo.com\/articles\/democide-hitler-stalin-mao-state-violence-guide\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the monopoly on legitimate use of physical force<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Failure of the legitimate authority of the nation to make practical, collective decisions.<\/li>\n<li>Inability to adequately provide basic social services such as policing, firefighting or emergency medical services to some or all of its territory.<\/li>\n<li>Inability to connect with other states through diplomatic channels; a lack of participation in the international community.<\/li>\n<li>A central government incapable of collecting enough tax revenue to operate effectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One or several of these factors can be present in a failed state. Once a state is \u201cfailed,\u201d this often means widespread crime, corruption and outsized influence by non-state actors.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No Go Zones: A Guide to Western Failed States and European Secessionist Movements The failed state is to post-modernity what the nation-state was to modernity. It\u2019s a recent development that is a hallmark of our age \u2013 like a state, but incapable of exercising sovereignty over all of its nominal territory. 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