State Failure Project

http://globalpolicy.gmu.edu/pitf/

Originally a research project on political instability funded by the CIA, now a public-private-academic partnership that's taken on a life of its own. There is, unfortunately, no state failure ranking. There are, however, research reports make fascinating reading, listing variables that explain historical state failures with 80-plus percent accuracy. Also includes downloadable data on state failures, quite useful for those designing their own political risk models that will change the world. Good luck with that.

KEYWORDS: political violence statistics, political stability