Fixing The Most Violent Countries On Earth | Rachel Kleinfeld

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

May 2, 2019

Duration

41m

Channel

Modern Wisdom

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Rachel Kleinfeld is a senior fellow of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the founding CEO of the Truman National Security Project. How can the world's deadliest countries fall apart? From electoral violence to organised crime, it's not difficult to tear a society to pieces. And then how can these decimated countries be put back together again? Rachel proposes a fascinating framework for governments to follow, framed by historical examples from the mob in Sicily vs Naples, Nigeria vs Mexico and the US South vs The Wild West. Extra Stuff: A Savage Order - https://amzn.to/2LfVwGj Rachel's Website - http://www.rachelkleinfeld.com Follow Rachel on Twitter - https://twitter.com/RachelKleinfeld Recommended Reading - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - I want to hear from you!! Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Chris Williamson

  host

• Rachel Kleinfeld

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Rachel Kleinfeld, Fixing The Most Violent Countries On Earth | Rachel Kleinfeld explores how Complicit Democracies Enable Violence—and How They Can Reform Rachel Kleinfeld discusses findings from her book *A Savage Order*, exploring why some democracies are extraordinarily violent and how they can transform. She distinguishes between genuinely weak states and “complicit” states, where governments and elites tacitly or explicitly tolerate violence by non-state actors for political or financial gain. Drawing on case studies from the US South and Wild West, Italy, Colombia, Mexico, Georgia, Nigeria, India and others, she identifies recurring patterns: polarization, inequality, politicized security services, and middle-class insulation from violence. She then outlines how countries escape this trap through middle-class backlash, inclusive political movements, difficult elite bargains with violent actors, and state reforms that gradually restore legitimacy and reduce violence.

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