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On the recordMarch 12, 2018
Fragility breeds instability which often spills over artificially constructed borders. Terrorism, infectious disease, mass migration and climate change--these do not respect national borders.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Menendez warns that instability in fragile states affects global security and cannot be contained.

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