ABSTRACT
This chapter is concerned with the challenges for the international community posed by states that have been described as "rogues", and the various ways in which the international community might respond, with particular emphasis on the role of diplomacy. Members of the international community, individually and collectively, have at their disposal three basic strategies for dealing with rogue states: the use of force, coercion, and engagement. The use of force, which sees little or no room for diplomacy, can serve two primary purposes. One is to overthrow the rogue regime and install a government more compliant with international standards of behavior. The second, in the case of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation, is to destroy the weapons, the facilities being used to produce them, or both. Diplomatic efforts led by the United States and Britain succeeded in unifying much of the international community.
