Pariah state

Pariah state

A pariah state is one whose conduct is considered to be out line with international norms of behavior. This term is closely related to the term rogue state. Harkavey defines pariah states as those characterized by "...precarious diplomatic isolation, the absence of assured, credible security support or political moorings within big-power alliance structures, and ... [being] the targets of obsessive and unrelenting opprobrium and censure within international forums such as the United Nationscite journal | author=Robert E. Harkavy| title=Pariah States and Nuclear Proliferation| journal=International Organization| year=1981| volume=35| issue=1| pages=135–135] ." As there is no definitive definition of a pariah state, the term has been applied to different states at different times, and is often a designation made for political purposes. Today the term is most often used to describe states that support terrorism and pursue the development of weapons of mass destruction in violation of international agreements.

At various times in the past, the following states have been labeled as pariahs in the international system:

*BurmaCite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1300003.stm|title=Country profile: Burma|accessdate=2008-01-19|publisher=BBC News|language=English]
*Iran
*Iraq
*IsraelCite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,1327370,00.html|title=Israel could become pariah state, warns report|accessdate=2008-01-19|publisher=Guardian Unlimited|language=English]
*LibyaCite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3371269.stm|title=Libya's two decades as pariah state|accessdate=2008-01-19|publisher=BBC News|author=Paul Keller|language=English]
*North KoreaCite web|url=http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article132685.ece|title=North Korea: A pariah state, its secret nuclear programme - and a new crisis for Bush|accessdate=2008-01-19|publisher=The Independent|author=Rupert Cornwell|language=English]
*South Africacite journal | author=Susan Willett| title=The Legacy of a Pariah State: South Africa's Arms Trade in the 1990s| journal=Review of African Political Economy | year=1995| volume=64| pages=151–166]
*Sudan [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980CE2D7173FF935A25756C0A9629C8B63 Sudan's War on Itself; From Rogue State to Pariah State - New York Times ] ]
*SyriaCite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4317473.stm|title=UK warns Syria of 'pariah' status|accessdate=2008-01-19|publisher=BBC News|language=English]
*Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (under Slobodan Milosevic)
*Zimbabwe [ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1405419/Mugabe-made-Zimbabwe-a-pariah-state,-says-Straw.html Mugabe made Zimbabwe a pariah state, says Straw - Daily Telegraph ] ]

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