Państwa rachityczne jako wyzwanie dla współczesnej koncepcji bezpieczeństwa międzynarodowego
The Fragile States as a Challenge to the Contemporary International Security

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the influence of fragile states on the contemporary strategy of international security. The above inquiry aims to depict the fundamental factors responsible for the threats that destabilized fragile states pose to modern global security systems. Therefore, primary research questions concern issues responsible for various forms of antagonisms undermining the socio–political situation of fragile states. To achieve the above research goal, however, the author exposes the complex specificity of fragile states in the context of the multidimensional dynamics of recent geopolitical changes. Analyzing the conceptualization process of these issues reveals attempts to use them instrumentally. In addition, the presented discourse discloses an evident ambiguity, semantic ambivalence, multi-faceted nature, and even inconsistency of the fragile state concept, especially in the context of the discussed aspects. It is why the above issues are considered the most complex and “wicked” problems of the modern world, particularly affecting the peripheral areas of the Third World. Henceforth, diagnosing the impact of the discussed factors may help shape a more effective international security strategy, as well as create better support programs enabling effective resolution of the multiple problems affecting fragile states. Moreover, the answer to such questions is significant in the context of contemporary global political changes, which, combined with the concepts of the so-called “political correctness”, are becoming a severe challenge for the entire international security agenda.

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