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CIAO DATE: 04/05
Zimbabwe's Impending Elections: What Other Countries Can Do, and Why
Roger Bate
February 2005
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Abstract
Without pressure from outside nations, upcoming elections in Zimbabwe are almost certain to hasten the country’s slide into dictatorship under longtime leader Robert Mugabe. Pressure must be brought to bear on Zimbabwe’s Southern African neighbors to enforce the agreed election protocols or they, and not just Zimbabwe, should face the withdrawal of aid, trade deals, and other U.S. largesse.