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Bibliographic details for "Failed state"

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APA style

Wikipedia contributors. (2026, September 23). Failed state. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 11:04, November 5, 2026, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Failed_state&oldid=1376326067

MLA Style Manual

Wikipedia contributors. "Failed state." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 23 Sep. 2026. Web. 5 Nov. 2026.

MHRA style

Wikipedia contributors, 'Failed state', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 23 September 2026, 13:27 UTC, <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Failed_state&oldid=1376326067> [accessed 5 November 2026]

Chicago style

Wikipedia contributors, "Failed state," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Failed_state&oldid=1376326067 (accessed November 5, 2026).

CBE/CSE style

Wikipedia contributors. Failed state [Internet]. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia; 2026 Sep 23, 13:27 UTC [cited 2026 Nov 5]. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Failed_state&oldid=1376326067.

Bluebook style

Failed state, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Failed_state&oldid=1376326067 (last visited Nov. 5, 2026).

AMA style

Wikipedia contributors. Failed state. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. September 23, 2026, 13:27 UTC. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Failed_state&oldid=1376326067. Accessed November 5, 2026.

BibTeX entry

  @misc{ enwiki:1376326067,
    author = "{Wikipedia contributors}",
    title = "Failed state --- {Wikipedia}{,} The Free Encyclopedia",
    year = "2026",
    url = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Failed_state&oldid=1376326067",
    note = "[Online; accessed 5-November-2026]"
  }

When using the LaTeX package url (\usepackage{url} somewhere in the preamble), which tends to give much more nicely formatted web addresses, the following may be preferred: 

  @misc{ enwiki:1376326067,
    author = "{Wikipedia contributors}",
    title = "Failed state --- {Wikipedia}{,} The Free Encyclopedia",
    year = "2026",
    howpublished = "\url{https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Failed_state&oldid=1376326067}",
    note = "[Online; accessed 5-November-2026]"
  }

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