rogue state


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rogue state

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(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a state that conducts its policy in a dangerously unpredictable way, disregarding international law or diplomacy
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Noun1.rogue state - a state that does not respect other states in its international actions
body politic, country, nation, res publica, commonwealth, state, land - a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"
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Latest move has proved that India was a rogue state as the countries committing human rights violations and international commitments could be termed as rogue states, she said.
The Al-Romaihi tribe condemned the rogue State of Qatar for targeting the Kingdom of Bahrain through different means, including the media, affirming that these desperate attempts would make the Kingdom even stronger and more resolved than ever to pursue the march of development and progress, led by His Majesty the King, building on deep-rooted history, prosperous present and bright future.
Dozens of people were reported killed in fighting during the foiled coup by a rogue state militia in Ethiopia's Amhara region.
Hanan Ashrawi, member of the PLO Executive Committee, said Moldova must be treated as rogue state for being complicit in Israeli crimes.
Washington, January 16, 2019, SPA -- Vice President of the United States of America Mike Pence described Iran as a rogue state which seeks to destabilize the Middle East, affirming that it is the biggest supporter of terrorism in the region.
Production company Mammoth Screen was allegedly targeted in 2014 after revealing plans for thriller Opposite Number, which would "blow the lid off " the rogue state.
Production company Mammoth Screen were allegedly targeted in 2014 after revealing plans for thriller Opposite Number, which would "blow the lid off " the rogue state.
The United States is turning into a 'rogue state' by repeatedly violating international law, and Iran will not negotiate with such a state, Zarif said in response to the U.S.
But so far it has avoided being branded a rogue state yet due to several reasons.
The extraordinary meeting between one of Trump's most trusted emissaries and the authoritarian head of a rogue state was part of an effort to lay the groundwork for direct talks between Trump and Kim about North Korea's nuclear weapons program, according to sources.
Pressler wants Pakistan to be declared a rogue state. Any state not abiding by international treaties is a rogue state (Noam Chomsky's Rogue States: The Rule of Force in World Affairs or Requiem for the American Dream).
The abolition of the Commission on Human Rights as called for by President Duterte would turn the country into a 'rogue state' on par with North Korea, Akbayan Party-list Rep.