The success of efforts to stabilize and reconstruct failed states and war-torn societies is
heavily dependent on proper assessment tools and reliable measures of progress. Previous
interventions have been severely hampered by faulty initial analysis that has overlooked
the entrenched drivers of conflict and instability. Lofty goals are rendered unattainable
by unrealistic time frames, inadequate resources, and constrained authorities. Progress
is judged on the basis of programs that have been implemented rather than on actual
results.

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