"Rogue states": the stick or the carrot?

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<http://www.cafebabel.com/en/dossier.asp?id=148>"Rogue states": the stick
or the carrot?
What should be done about countries which don't respect human rights, such
as Iran, Zimbabwe or China? Between words and armed intervention there is
the option of sanctions. But do they work?

 <http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=A&Id=1090> "Sanctions must be
targeted and support an array of other measures"
In an interview with John Bryan Rose, Head of Unit at the European
Parliament's External Policies sub-unit, cafÈ babel goes behind the scenes
of European sanctions
		 William Dufourcq - Bruxelles

 <http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=T&Id=3193> Verdict: guilty
"Rogue States" for Americans, "STIPS" for Europeans: two names for
countries failing to abide by International Law. And two methods to try and
make them take the right path again.
		 Prune Antoine - Paris

 <http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=T&Id=3194> Iran: European
apathy means nuclear activity continues...
Since Bush declared Iran as being part of the "axis of evil", dialogue
between the "rogue state" and the US hasn't been on the agenda. Meanwhile,
Europe is trying to negotiate with the Islamic Republic of Iran. But what
will force the ruling mullahs to ch
		 Hamdam Mostafavi - Paris

 <http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=A&Id=1091> Can Sanctions be
"Smart"? Lessons from Iraq
Since May 2002 targeted, or "smart", sanctions have been put forward as the
new solution to the world's problems. But do sanctions really work? Iraq's
experience would suggest not
		 Catherine Palpant & ¡ngel Alonso Arroba - Paris and
Washington DC

 <http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=T&Id=3200> Rearming the Dragon
The EU wants to lift the arms embargo on China. But its catastrophic human
rights record and strategic considerations should make Europeans cautious
		 Tobias Lenz - Santiago de Chile

 <http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=T&Id=3190> F**k you and your
embargo
The EU must bring to an end the blockade against Cuba, one of the oldest
and most pointless sanctions of its kind
		 Manuel Ansede V·zquez - Madrid

 <http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=T&Id=3198> Zimbabwe: is the
power in the hands of South Africa?
Faced with increasing political violence in Zimbabwe, South Africa opts for
talks. But the European Union and the United States prefer to impose
sanctions
		 Albert Padros - Paris




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