Abstract
The end of the Cold War was celebrated in many circles as marking an end to a pattern of global relations that was determined largely by conflict, a shift that was thought to augur an era of greater cooperation and peace. However, these hopes were soon seen to be mistaken. While the number of inter-state conflicts has certainly come down in the post-Cold War years, externally induced factors, as well as the rising incidence of collapsing internal institutions, helped spur the rise of intra-state conflicts of various types. One is perhaps forced to acknowledge at least the partial validity of John Mearsheimer’s 1990 prophecy that the world would soon miss the order of the Cold War era as we leap into “untamed anarchy.” In cases of such internal conflicts, the most alarming fact has been the increasing incidence of states’ failure to ensure the supply of public goods to their citizens – most critically the failure to ensure security. As one analyst argues:
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