While their economies are relatively strong, these 12 states have very low state legitimacy (which includes democracy, corruption,
political participation, and government effectiveness), fail to protect human rights and the rule of law (including press freedom, civil liberties, and
political freedoms), lack a monopoly on the
legitimate use of force (including internal conflict, military coups, riots, and
protests), and have highly factionalized elites (including power struggles, flawed elections, and defectors).
Legitimate right - wing
protest groups, social media sites, media and
political parties all need to pay attention to whom they are climbing into bed with.