What is the criteria for a country to be classed as a rogue state ?

Question

What is the criteria for a country to be classed as a rogue state ?

Answer 1

It's just that crazy US government.  They can classify anyone that they want like that.   I hope all of us are fortunate enough someday to live in those wonderful countries classified by the evil USA as rogue states.  I personally wish that for you.  Cheers.

Answer 2

1. The US doesn't like you.

2. There are no other criteria.

RayN... does any hat size in the world fit your big fat head? How arrogant can one man be? Your nation has the worst intelligence record in the world. Evidence pointing to al Qaeda planning a major attack was ignored... then they flew planes into big buildings. Your President used intelligence which originated from a student's portfolio to give the primary evidence used to justify the Iraq invasion. Even if your country had never made any other mistakes, those two take the gold and silver.

Britain's only mistake was believing it.

Answer 3

I was about to answer this until I read Robbie's answer. You don't need to know any more, Give him 10

Answer 4

The main one is to be in contention with the USA. Any country that does not do as the US government wish is a rogue state. Strange since I thought democracy was the will of the people of that country, but may be I am wrong and it is the will of the President of the USA that is democratic, however the US arms industry needs wars to prop it up so I would say that the US needs rogue states to enable these industries to flourish.

Answer 5

States considered threatening to the world's peace. This means meeting certain criteria, such as being ruled by authoritarian regimes that severely restrict human rights, sponsor terrorism, and seek to proliferate weapons of mass destruction.

Answer 6

Noam Chomsky has a book called Failed States. He proposes a rogue state is one that has little regard for international law, fails to protects its citizens, etc. I would say by such criteria, the US is a rogue state. It rules the world by force, engages in occupations that our own intelligence agencies said would increase terrorism, etc. And, our civil liberties are being attacked. There also seems to be a fascist tilt in mainstream punditry and media. Just listen to O'Riley's show and when he tells people who disagree with the war to "shut up."

Answer 7

No Central bank or not a member of the World Bank. This is the only reason.

Answer 8

simple.A rogue country is a country with no weapons of mass destruction that wants to run its own country without interference from a country with weapons of mass destruction.

Ray old buddy i have left you a message on another question i reckon you will like it!

Answer 9

One that disregards the norms of civilized countries, routinely abrogates treaties, refuses to conform to the minimal levels of governance expected by the international community, and does not deal with other nations in good faith.

Answer 10

basically if you dont hand over your natural resources to the super power - your classified as a rogue state

Answer 11

Its not the criteria that is questionable but WHO does the classification. That's the real issue here. For instance, to me, based on my own research, I think that the USA is the biggest rogue state on earth right now. I bet you don't agree - basically because you are used to them doing the classification. So now you know. Its not those who shout loudest that are right.

Answer 12

In the USA, it is any country that doesn't kowtow to the wishes of the US administration, at any given time.

As far as the rest of the world is concerned: he who smelt it dealt it, America is the biggest rogue state on Earth.

Answer 13

They upset America in some way - or have oil!

Answer 14

Someone wrote "States considered threatening to the world's peace. This means meeting certain criteria, such as being ruled by authoritarian regimes that severely restrict human rights, sponsor terrorism, and seek to proliferate weapons of mass destruction."

I think USA meets pretty much all those criteria: Bush, Guantanamo, the mujahadeen (sp) and the aquisition of "the bomb" by Israel for instance.

In summary a rogue state is any nation that doesn't support the Petrodollar.

Answer 15

If you choose to rule yourself in a way that is not approved by the US government, or allow US companies to exploit your resources, you are considered a rogue state. Give robbie the 10.

Answer 16

Any country that Washington says.

How about this for a criteria:

Any country that is still so backward it has the death penalty.

More horrifically still executes minors.

Interferes with fair elections.

Holds prisoners without trial.

Aggressively invades other countries.

Refuses to to respect the planet by rejecting world agreements.

Fails completely to meet the standard it criticises others for.

BRILLIANT ANSWER FROM "B-ROB" AT THE END

Answer 17

This question should have been on the American site as we are the only ones qualified to classify any nation

Maxi Based on your research What in the break room of McDonald? Your lucky to find your way home at night and no I don't want to up size my order

Bobby good to hear from you sitting having my morning coffee Trying to p**s off a few than go have my sit down Take care my boy