An index measuring country stability finds the U.S. dropping The Fragile States Index shows a worrying trend—and it hasn’t yet accounted for the events of 2020 and 2021. Published 18 Jan 2021, 17:08 GMT January 6 2021: Trump supporters storm the Capitol building, in culmination of unrest in the wake of the presidential election. The events of this day will likely cause the 'social and political cohesion' score to drop for 2021. Photograph by lev radin / Alamy The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 blindsided many in the United States and abroad. But it may not have surprised close readers of the Fragile States Index. Produced annually by the nonprofit organisation Fund for Peace, the index assesses pressures on individual countries that potentially undermine their stability.