Terrorism & Ungoverned Spaces
The global focus on tackling terrorism and non-state actors rather than ungoverned space is one of the key components of the Enduring Disorder. Ungoverned spaces give rise to terrorist groups and disordering non-state actors, PMCs, and so on. Leaders acting as agents of deliberate disorder often invite these rogue actors in to sway policy responses from the inside with no desire to install institutions or mechanisms that would help fill the void of ungoverned space. How can we understand the role of these rogue actors in perpetuating disorder, how are they used by agents of disorder to further chip away at our existing institutions, and what can be done to help govern spaces around the world that shelter terrorists and non-state actors?
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