State formation and state failure processes have became major themes in the study of international politics due to the Central Asian-Caucasian and Sub-Saharan African experiences in the last couple of decades. State
formation after full independence, or sustaining a weak state have dominated the daily lives of these two
regions. Transition from colonial rule or semi-colonial status to full sovereignty as well as a need to be
incorporated into the new, globalised, world order caused dramatic changes in these regions. However, even in the transition from colonial rule, former British Asia, former Russian/Soviet Asia, and former French/Belgian Africa show serious differences. Sub-Saharan Africa is a region which has many weak and failed states and the region’s countries experience state failure far more acutely than other similar regions. A different solution is required to sustain these states’ existence and their integration to the new, globalised, international system without burdening them further.
