Breaking the Real Axis of Evil: How to Oust the World's Last Dictators by 2025

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Rowman & Littlefield, 2005 - 356 من الصفحات
With the removal of not only Saddam Hussein but also Jean-Betrand Aristide, as well as the ongoing civil war in against Charles Taylor in Liberia, much has changed in the world of dictators since the first publication of this work less than a year ago. With his colleagues in diplomacy and politics shying away from bold solutions to this ever-present problem, Ambassador Mark Palmer has once again set out to persuade everyone that the only way to achieve global peace is through the removal of dictators with democracy as their replacements. Drawing on his 25 years of extensive diplomatic experience, Ambassador Palmer asks us to embrace a bold vision of a world made safe by democracy. This is the story of the remaining dictators, the strategy and tactics to oust them, and the need to empower the people of every nation to control their own destinies. We know that these dictators are at the root of terrorism and war. Under their leadership and instruction, millions have gone to their deaths, a great many more have been forced to become refugees across the planet, and nations have been driven into poverty, famine, and despair. With all of this, Ambassador Palmer has led a passionate fight to end this Axis of Evil in the not too distant future. For if dictatorships are allowed to continue, the world will never be safe for democracy.
 

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The Real Axis of Evil
1
The Future with Dictators
7
A Democratic World
12
Ousting the Last FortyFive
17
Power in the Modern World
25
Number One National Security Priority
28
The Use of Force
30
Sanction Dictators Not Peoples
31
The Philippines
158
Bringing Down Milosevic
180
The Methods of Nonviolent Action
184
The FortyFive Least Wanted
189
Personalistic Dictatorships
191
Saddam Hussein Iraq
192
Isaias Afwerki Eritrea
196
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Equatorial Guinea
199

Calling for Departure
33
Enforcing the Departure
37
Business Community for Democracy
39
Communities of Democracies and Democrats
43
The New Architecture of International Power
44
Freedom Caucuses
45
International Criminal Tribunals1
48
International Parliamentary Cooperation
49
Monarchs for Democracy
50
The Stakes
51
Opening Closed Societies
53
Presidential Leadership
54
Strategy
58
Funding and Local Presence
59
The Nongovernmental Democracy Promotion Institutions
62
Outsiders Toolbox for Promoting Democracy in Dictatorships
66
Exchanges
68
Young Judges and Lawyers
69
Visits
71
Conferences
72
A Free Press Posters Buttons and the Means to Produce Them
73
Language and Other Presence Programs
74
Internet
78
Private Initiatives
79
Democracy Development Plans and Action Programs
81
Stages of Democratic Growth
84
Halfway House
85
The International DictatorshiptoDemocracy Center
86
Why Engage?
90
Embassies as Freedom Houses Ambassadors as Freedom Fighters
92
Extraordinary Opportunity for Creativity
93
The Arrival
94
Local Personality and Voice of the People
95
Ambassadors into the Streets
97
Vital Communication Links
100
Embassies as Campaign Headquarters
101
Dealing Directly with Dictators
102
ThreeDimensional Dialogue
104
Ambassadors in Action
110
The Rogue Ambassador
125
Ambassador in Budapest
138
The Use of Nonviolent Force
147
TwoStage Campaign to Oust Dictators
152
Facing and Ousting
155
Two Battlegrounds
157
Idriss Déby Chad
202
Paul Biya Cameroon
203
Lansana Conté Guinea
204
Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe
205
Joseph Kabila Democratic Republic of the Congo
206
Musa Sude Yalahow Somalia
207
Saparmurad Niyazov Turkmenistan
210
Nursultan Nazarbayev Kazakhstan
211
Imomali Rakhmonov Tajikistan
212
Aleksandr Lukashenko Belarus
213
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Maldives
214
Qabus bin Said alSaid Oman
215
Zayed ibn Sultan anNahayan United Arab Emirates
216
Mswati III Swaziland
217
Pervez Musharraf Pakistan
220
Pierre Buyoya Burundi
221
Communist Dictators
222
Kim Jong II North Korea
226
Nong Due Manh Vietnam
230
Fidel Castro Cuba
231
Bashar alAssad Syria
234
José Eduardo dos Santos Angola
235
JeanBertrand Aristide Haiti
236
Out by 2025
240
Asia
241
North Korea
256
Burma
262
The Heart of Democratic Darkness
264
Pakistan
267
Uzbekistan
271
Iran
279
Iraq
283
Monarchs for Democracy
286
Palestine and Lebanon
291
Egypt
292
Algeria
294
Zimbabwe
299
CongoKinshasa
301
The Last Dictators in Europe and the Americas
305
Cuba
310
Epilogue and Action Agenda
316
Afterword
322
Notes
330
Index
343
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Mark Palmer has an extensive record of government service, including four years as ambassador to Hungary, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Soviet Relations, and a speechwriter for three presidents and six secretaries of state, including chief speechwriter for Henry Kissinger. Palmer has founded independent national television stations in six countries. He is the vice chairman of Freedom House, one of the oldest human rights organizations in America. He currently resides in Washington, D.C.

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