Journal of Peace Research Book Review on 'Worst of the Worst: Dealing with Repressive and Rogue Nations' by R. I. Rotberg

Review: Rotberg, Robert I., ed., 2007. Worst of the Worst: Dealing with Repressive and Rogue Nations.] Nation-state repression and tyranny can be overtly violent, as in Zimbabwe, Burma, or Uzbekistan, or relatively peaceful, as in Turkmenistan, Belarus, or Syria. Yet, all repressive regimes are manipulative, coercive, and abusive. The book, Worst of the Worst, is a compilation of a series of case-studies united by a common theoretical discussion of repressive and aggressive states. In this superbly edited volume, Robert Rotberg, Director of the Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution at Harvard University and President of the World Peace Foundation, attempts to define the meaning and attributes of a rogue state.