Repressive regimes tyrannize their own citizens and threaten global stability and order. These repositories of evil systematically oppress their own people, deny human rights and civil liberties, severely truncate political freedom, and prevent meaningful individual economic opportunity. Worst of the Worst identifies and characterizes the world's most odious states and singles out which repressors are aggressive and, hence, can truly be called rogues.
Robert I. Rotberg is director of the Program on Intrastate Conflict, Conflict Prevention, and Conflict Resolution at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and president of the World Peace Foundation. Rotberg is the author or editor of numerous books, including State Failure and State Weakness in a Time of Terror (Brookings/WPF, 2003).
"This volume makes an unparalleled contribution to the growing and vital field of measurement and human rights. Rotberg offers a useful categorization and assessment of repressive and 'rogue' states, allowing us to measure the extent of repressive state behavior more accurately. His work should embolden external critiques and facilitate more transparent and accountable foreign policy." --Sarah Sewall, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard University
"This volume makes an unparalleled contribution to the growing and vital field of measurement and human rights. Rotberg offers a useful categorization and assessment of repressive and 'rogue' states, allowing us to measure the extent of repressive state behavior more accurately. His work should embolden external critiques and facilitate more transparent and accountable foreign policy." -Sarah Sewall, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard University |"This book is both depressing and fascinating. Rotberg does a great service by attempting to identify and classify in a systematic way the absolutely worst political regimes on Earth." - International Affairs |"Drawing on a range of credible sources, including reports by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Committee of the Red Cross, independent media reports and, in one case, an interview with the dictator in question, this book provides a balanced and concise insight into how the rule of law in these countries has been replaced by the whim of tyrants who oppress their own people." - Law Society Journal |"Readers interested in failed and/or oppressive states, international security, or in the case-study countries will find this book engaging and informative." -Ekaterina Romanova, Journal of Peace Research
