failed state
Noun
Meaning
failed state (plural failed states)
(politics) A state that has failed to meet the basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government; one that has lost physical control of its territory, the ability to provide public services, etc.
Examples
I think a failed state is the responsibility of the people who have made that state fail, and those are generally the people of that country.
A State that fails to ensure the human rights of the population living under its jurisdiction is a failed State.
Egypt under Hosni Mubarak had deteriorated to the status of a failed state. We must wipe the slate clean and start again.