If you had to pick a crappy country we'll see more of in the news...

I'd pick Mali.

http://www.militarytimes.com/news/2012/12/ap-al-qaida-carves-out-own-country-in-mali-123112/

And it doesn't look like a great vacation spot, according to the State Department:

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_962.html