65,398
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
SW: delete external link
The '''arc of instability''' is "a swath of territory running from the [[Caribbean Basin]] through most of [[Africa]], the [[Middle East]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East Wiki]), and Central and Southeast Asia. It is countries along this arc—often [[failed state]]s—that U.S. officials argue have been left far behind as the rest of the world is brought into the global economy." [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=37603]
The term '''arc of instability''' "came into use in the 1970s to refer to a 'Muslim Crescent' extending from [[Afghanistan]] to the 'Stans' in the southern part of the former Soviet Union." [http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3098]
