Good research, group! Exciting to see the collaboration.
If possible, I could use a little more information on the following issues:
--how to eventually select the countries? Is there a term of art in addition to "Failed States" that might stand-in for a list? In other words, if not geography, what are the variables (within "failing classifications") that might help groupings emerge?
--"The United States federal government should substantially increase support/stability operations/assistance of one or more of the following states (insert countries) using a whole of government approach."
Is this the main suggestion for a wording in terms of getting a slate together? Are there others in the paper I missed? I know this stage is about a controversy and not a wording, but the two inform one another at some level.
--What priority do you have on the "direction/mechanism"--constructive engagement and security assistance are both mentioned (as is financial assistance)? Is this based on the countries selected? In other words, what do you think should come first in the next stage--the countries or the particular action from the US/UN/etc.?
Again, good work--just looking for a little more clarification.
Thanks,
Kevin
ps--could have easily missed some of this in the paper--if so, just point me to the right page.
