Many rentier states struggle to build inclusive institutions because revenue from rents concentrates power and reduces incentives for accountability.

In recent elections, red states often prioritized different policy solutions than blue states.

Historians debate whether ethno-states can truly coexist in a multicultural world.

Experiments demonstrating entanglement often rely on precisely prepared Fock states to verify nonclassical correlations.

When the technician analyzed the cat states, she noticed subtle variations in each animal's heart rate.

After the empire dissolved, several rump states claimed sovereignty over the border regions.

International aid organizations often struggle to operate effectively in failed states.

Historians often debate how the policies of slave states influenced the course of American politics.

Journalists uncovered how certain mafia states manipulate global markets through clandestine networks.

During the conflict, several regions were declared states of siege to control the unrest.