Strategists have worried about failing states ever since the end of the cold war.
This is a team that represents a failing state, and both the state and the team need help.
The people of the Horn are stuck underfoot between failing states, Western diplomats, journalists and donors, none of whom provide long-term sustainable solutions for the region.
Now it is an open question whether the fiasco has damaged his succession prospects in what is beginning to look increasingly like a nuclear-capable failing state.
The phenomenon of weak and failing states is not new, but the danger they now pose is unparalleled.
