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It suggests that stability requires 'inclusive political settlements' and a move away from 'electoral autocracy' where elections are used to consolidate power. 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The author concludes that South Africa has not integrated its economic drivers with its normative drivers, often failing to sacrifice economic interests to defend the political anchors of its external identity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000813#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"South Africa's foreign policy is grounded in a normative framework of human rights, democracy, and good governance, which is a direct reflection of its own domestic transition to democratic rule in 1994.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000813#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant disconnect between South Africa's normative posturing and its actual economic diplomacy in the SADC region, leading to an inconsistent regional policy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000813#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"South Africa's historical alliances with former liberation movements—including ZANU-PF in Zimbabwe, SWAPO in Namibia, MPLA in Angola, CCM in Tanzania, and Frelimo in Mozambique—restrict its ability to implement a strong normative policy based on good governance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000813#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite its dominant economic position and large trade surpluses within the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), South Africa has failed to use this economic leverage to secure political reform in Swaziland.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000813#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"South Africa's regional economic dominance is evidenced by a trade surplus with the rest of Africa that grew from ZAR 26.3 billion in 1994 to ZAR 40.86 billion in 2012.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000813#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The failure to link economic and normative drivers is attributed to South Africa's short diplomatic history, a focus on regional institution-building over economic diplomacy, and the aforementioned ties to ruling parties in the region.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000813#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Zimbabwe","Eswatini","Namibia","Botswana","Lesotho","Democratic Republic of the Congo","Mozambique","Zambia","Angola","Tanzania","Burundi"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","foreign policy research"]},{"id":"prio-001406","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/prio-001406","title":"Development Consequences of Internal Armed Conflict","publisher":{"name":"Peace Research Institute Oslo","organization":"peace-research-institute-oslo"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2014-03","source_url":"https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/ff919045-f18d-4e54-8e3c-ce4af474e4fa/Gates Hegre Nygård and Strand - Development Consequences of Internal Armed Conflict Conflict Trends 3-2014.pdf?inline=true","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document argues that internal armed conflict acts as 'development in reverse,' creating a 'conflict trap' where low development leads to war, which further degrades socio-economic conditions. Research by PRIO indicates that conflict detrimentally affects most MDG indicators, including GDP per capita, infant mortality, and access to potable water. Notably, the indirect effects of conflict—such as the destruction of health infrastructure and diversion of resources to military spending—can be as severe as direct battlefield casualties. The authors advocate for the UN General Assembly to make conflict reduction an explicit goal in the post-2015 development agenda to break this cycle.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001406#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Internal armed conflict has a detrimental effect on the majority of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) indicators, including undernourishment, poverty headcount, life expectancy, GDP per capita, primary school enrollment, infant mortality, and access to potable water.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001406#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The indirect consequences of conflict, such as increased exposure to disease and the destruction of health infrastructure, can be as significant as direct deaths. For infant mortality, the indirect effects typically result in surplus deaths on a par with direct casualties.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001406#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A conflict of median severity—defined as 2,500 battle deaths over five years—is associated with a 15% decrease in GDP per capita and a 10% increase in infant mortality.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001406#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The economic damage from conflict persists long after the fighting ends. Even with recovery growth, a median conflict country remains approximately 10% below the growth trajectory it would have followed had the conflict not occurred.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001406#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Conflict in neighboring countries negatively impacts education; a neighbor experiencing five years of minor conflict is associated with an average reduction in educational attainment of 1.3%, which equates to a loss of 3–4 years of education for an individual.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001406#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Conflict creates a 'conflict trap,' a vicious cycle where low socio-economic development facilitates the outbreak of conflict, and the resulting conflict further lowers development levels, making the total cost higher than direct estimates.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001406#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["illegal logging"],"geography_discussed":["Burundi","Burkina Faso","Yemen","Oman","Namibia","Botswana","Cambodia","Liberia","Syria","Iraq","Algeria"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["statistical analysis","comparative case study","policy recommendation"]},{"id":"issafri-001454","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/issafri-001454","title":"South Africa and aid effectiveness: lessons for SADPA as a development partner","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Security Studies","organization":"institute-for-security-studies"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2014-01","source_url":"https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/Paper252.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The paper argues that while South Africa possesses comparative advantages in access and shared experience, its previous aid efforts—managed via the African Renaissance Fund (ARF)—were often ad hoc and lacked strategic coordination. It recommends that SADPA move beyond high-level diplomatic agreements to engage with national aid architectures and employ political-economy analysis to ensure local ownership of projects.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001454#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"South Africa's previous development engagements in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, and South Sudan were characterized by a lack of follow-up and strategic direction, with interventions often appearing as \"once-off information sharing exchanges or short training programmes\".","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001454#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"South Africa has a unique comparative advantage in training diplomats and civil servants due to its shared developmental trajectory and common experiences with other African nations, which helps build trust more effectively than traditional Western donors.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001454#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a structural tension in South Africa's 'development partner' branding; while it avoids the negative connotations of being a 'donor', the agency remains primarily accountable to the South African electorate rather than the beneficiary countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001454#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"South Africa's aid effectiveness is hindered by a tendency to design projects based on high-level requests from Ministries of Foreign Affairs rather than aligning them with the partner country's actual national development policies and operational capacities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001454#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To improve impact, SADPA should integrate into 'national aid architectures' and engage with the G7+ 'New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States' to better monitor sensitive issues and ensure mutual accountability through country-specific compacts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001454#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The transition from the African Renaissance Fund (ARF) to SADPA is intended to correct systemic failures including \"bureaucratic and structural delays, poor coordination and lacking strategic direction\".","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001454#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["South–South cooperation","capacity building","governance"],"geography_discussed":["Democratic Republic of the Congo","Burundi","South Sudan","Rwanda","Central African Republic","Kenya"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","strategic assessment"]},{"id":"wacc-000100","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wacc-000100","title":"Media Development","publisher":{"name":"World Association for Christian Communication","organization":"world-association-for-christian-communication"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2014-01","source_url":"https://new.waccglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/wacc-global/Images/Galleries/RESOURCES/MD/2014-1/1-2014.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document explores how digital technologies impact family structures and children's rights globally, emphasizing the need for digital literacy to combat poverty and the importance of parental mediation for online safety. It provides a critical analysis of children's digital experiences in the global North versus the global South, discusses the use of radio for peace-building and reconciliation in the Great Lakes Region, and traces the evolution of media education policies in Chile from the 1970s to 2013.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wacc-000100#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Digital literacy and internet access are now essential for participating in the global workforce and are argued to be as necessary as basic social services for families to escape chronic poverty.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wacc-000100#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant global disparity in internet-enabled computer ownership; while 66% to 85% of households in Europe, North America, the U.K., and Australia have such devices, less than half of households in Asia, Africa, and Latin America do.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wacc-000100#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the global North, children often use media before adults, creating a gap in understanding that narrows over time; however, in the global South, this gap is often wider, with many children lacking adult support or regulatory environments for safe use.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wacc-000100#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Technological filtering of internet content is criticized as ineffective because it relies on subjective ethical values; experts recommend 'installing a filter in children’s heads' through ethical conversations instead.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wacc-000100#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the Great Lakes Region, media—particularly radio—has been used both as a tool for genocide (e.g., RTLM in Rwanda) and as a vital instrument for peace-building, family reunification, and reconciliation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wacc-000100#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Media education in Chile evolved from 1960s 'concientización' (consciousness-raising) and critical analysis of mass media to a period of resistance during the military dictatorship, and finally toward the development of a formal Public Policy on Media-Digital Education by 2013.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wacc-000100#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) establishes that children have the right to express their views freely in all matters affecting them, a right that is often not fully realized globally.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wacc-000100#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["digital divide"],"geography_discussed":["Chile","African Great Lakes region","Burundi","Rwanda","Democratic Republic of the Congo","United States","Brazil"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","sociological research","historical review"]},{"id":"cdkn-000677","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cdkn-000677","title":"NAPAs and NAPs in Least Developed Countries","publisher":{"name":"Climate and Development Knowledge Network","organization":"climate-and-development-knowledge-network"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2014","source_url":"https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/LDC-briefing_NAPs.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document outlines the transition from short-term National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) to medium- and long-term National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) for Least Developed Countries (LDCs). It emphasizes the need for iterative planning, the use of 'no-regret' strategies to manage data uncertainty, and the integration of climate adaptation into national development strategies. The briefing highlights significant funding gaps, noting that LDCF resources fall short of demand and that LDCs require approximately US$ 5 billion to implement NAPAs alone. It also discusses the role of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the importance of establishing robust monitoring and evaluation (M&E) frameworks to track adaptation effectiveness and climate finance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000677#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The NAP process is designed as a continuous, iterative framework to address medium- and long-term adaptation needs, building upon the short-term, urgent needs addressed by NAPAs. It requires more sustainable institutional arrangements and the filling of technical capacity and data gaps to be effectively integrated into national development planning.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000677#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Due to limited data quality and quantity in LDCs, countries are encouraged to adopt low-cost \"no-regret\" adaptation strategies. Examples include the Solomon Islands and Rwanda, which focus on institutional environments, and Bangladesh and Nepal, which prioritize the most vulnerable populations or regions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000677#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Several LDCs have committed to mainstreaming climate change into their national development plans. 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It emphasizes the need to link livelihoods in low-income regions with consumption patterns in affluent regions and to integrate disaster risk reduction (DRR) into development planning to build resilience. SEI highlights various projects, including palm oil governance in Southeast Asia, Arctic resilience, and sanitation in East Africa, to illustrate the need for 'hybrid accountability' and 'institutional bricolage' in governance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002656#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Conventional formal institution building is no longer sufficient for sustainable development because public authorities often suffer from capacity gaps and poor performance, and policies are frequently implemented to benefit elites over marginalized groups.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002656#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Livelihoods in low-income contexts are inextricably linked to affluent regions through international networks of trade, investment, and consumption, necessitating governance that addresses global supply chains and sustainability certifications.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002656#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is evolving from a focus on relief and compensation toward the prevention of loss and damage by building resilience, which requires DRR to be integrated into development planning and urbanization processes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002656#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"SEI advocates for 'hybrid accountability' or 'institutional bricolage', which involves blending different institutional building blocks, such as combining government regulation with market intervention and stakeholder negotiation, to suit specific contexts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002656#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Research in the Southeast Asian palm oil sector in Indonesia, Thailand, and Cambodia identified non-compliance by companies, leading SEI to provide input for the European Commission’s EU Renewable Energy Directive and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) standards.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002656#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In rural Rwanda, research on sanitation and hygiene revealed a gap between formal standards and household practice caused by low prioritization among locals, financial constraints, and a lack of understanding of guidelines.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002656#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["sustainable development","environmental governance","natural resource management","disaster risk reduction","climate change adaptation","water-management","food security","land-use change","climate resilience"],"geography_discussed":["Sweden","Niger","Southeast Asia","European Union","South Africa","Indonesia","Thailand","Cambodia","Arctic","Norway","Rwanda","Uganda","Tanzania","Burundi","Europe","Asia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["synthesis","policy briefing"]},{"id":"issafri-001030","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/issafri-001030","title":"PROSPECTS FOR AFRICA’S 26 FRAGILE COUNTRIES","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Security Studies","organization":"institute-for-security-studies"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2013-10","source_url":"https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/AF8_16Oct2013V2.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document analyzes state fragility in Africa as a self-reinforcing syndrome driven by poor governance, conflict, inequality, and poverty. 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This syndrome is driven by four primary dimensions: poor or weak governance, high levels of conflict and violence, high levels of inequality and economic exclusion, and poverty.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001030#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Long-term forecasts indicate that 12 fragile countries may move toward resilience by 2030 (Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Guinea, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Uganda, and Zimbabwe), and another four by 2050 (Eritrea, Liberia, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone). However, ten countries are projected to remain fragile beyond 2050: Comoros, Central African Republic, DRC, Republic of Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Somalia, Sudan/South Sudan, and Togo.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001030#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While the African economy is forecast to grow at an average rate of 5,6 per cent between 2010 and 2050, the number of people living in extreme poverty (less than $2 per day) is expected to increase in 'more fragile' states, rising from 302 million in 2010 to 394 million by 2050, whereas it is expected to decrease in 'more resilient' states.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001030#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Mauritania faces specific long-term environmental risks due to global warming and the depletion of groundwater, which could lead to agricultural yield reductions of approximately 5 per cent by 2030 and 10 per cent by 2050 relative to 2010 levels.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001030#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The authors argue that the trajectory of fragile states depends heavily on the quality of leadership and the commitment of elites to inclusive growth. They suggest that countries potentially benefiting from new oil and gas revenues—specifically Ethiopia, Malawi, Uganda, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and possibly Niger—should implement social cash grants using mobile banking and biometric identification to distribute wealth directly to citizens.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001030#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report highlights a 'conflict trap' in the Horn of Africa and Great Lakes Region, specifically noting that Sudan/South Sudan, Somalia, and the DRC show the lowest reductions in intrastate violence in optimistic scenarios and the largest increases in pessimistic ones.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-001030#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["economic growth","climate change","water scarcity"],"geography_discussed":["Burundi","Central African Republic","Chad","Cameroon","Comoros","Democratic Republic of the Congo","Republic of the Congo","Ivory Coast","Ethiopia","Eritrea","Guinea","Guinea-Bissau","Liberia","Madagascar","Malawi","Mali","Mauritania","Niger","Sierra Leone","Rwanda","Somalia","Sudan","South Sudan","Togo","Uganda","Zimbabwe","Libya"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["long-term forecasting","scenario analysis","comparative analysis"]},{"id":"issafri-002645","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/issafri-002645","title":"Fighting for peace","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Security Studies","organization":"institute-for-security-studies"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2013-10","source_url":"https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/PolBrief45.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The policy brief contends that offensive military intervention is frequently required to stop conflicts before peacekeeping can begin, noting that international bodies often fail to act promptly. 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The author argues that South Africa, as a regional economic power, should develop an autonomous intervention capability within the SANDF, including enhanced special forces, airlift, and reconnaissance, potentially requiring a defense budget of approximately 2% of GDP, while still cooperating with SADC and the African Union.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002645#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Offensive military intervention is often a critical requirement to create the conditions necessary for subsequent peace enforcement and peacekeeping operations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002645#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Opposing forces in Africa, including regular armies, guerrillas, and militias, have seen steady improvements in experience, training, leadership, and equipment, utilizing 'technicals' and modern armor like the T-72 and T-90S.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002645#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Successful interventions are characterized by prompt deployment and the use of force sufficient to overmatch the opposition, whereas slow or weak deployments, such as those by ECOMOG or the UN in Rwanda, tend to fail or drag on.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002645#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"International bodies often fail to take prompt decisions, making a strong case for regional powers to launch autonomous interventions to prevent conflicts from spiraling.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002645#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Intervention in Africa is severely constrained by strategic, operational, and tactical distances, as well as poor transport infrastructure, necessitating specialized airlift and amphibious capabilities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002645#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) currently lacks the capability for anything beyond the smallest intervention operations, as evidenced by the January 2013 deployment to Bangui.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002645#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To act as a regional security power, South Africa should expand the SANDF's special forces, reconnaissance, and rapid deployment capabilities, which would likely require increasing the defense budget to approximately 2% of GDP.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002645#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Somalia","Timor-Leste","Chad","Sudan","Ethiopia","Eritrea","Central African Republic","Rwanda","Mali","Burundi","Democratic Republic of the Congo","Sierra Leone","Ivory Coast","Gabon","Senegal"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","strategic assessment"]},{"id":"saiia-000206","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/saiia-000206","title":"The African Union and Security","publisher":{"name":"South African Institute of International Affairs","organization":"south-african-institute-of-international-affairs"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2013-07-30","source_url":"https://saiia.org.za/research/the-african-union-and-security/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The African Union (AU) has transitioned from the non-interventionist norms of the OAU to an activist approach of collective responsibility, establishing the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) to manage armed conflicts. 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It analyzes the interplay between Kenya's foreign policy, its membership in regional economic communities like the East African Community (EAC) and Comesa, and the domestic political risks—including the 2013 elections and ICC cases—that threaten its economic stability. 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Using the International Futures (IFs) system, it forecasts that while 16 of the 26 identified 'more fragile' states could transition toward resilience by 2050, ten countries—including the DRC, Somalia, and South Sudan—are at risk of remaining in a fragility trap. 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