rogue state

noun

1. a state that conducts its policy in a dangerously unpredictable way, disregarding international law or diplomacy

Example Sentences

It then dropped it, deciding it could not run after its presenter went on BBC Radio 4'sToday programme and called Israel 'a rogue state that's committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing and mass murdering Palestinians'.

From BBC

In a recent post on X, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy described Democratic-led cities that do not cooperate with the administration’s mass deportation plans as “rogue state actors” that will not receive federal funding.

From Salon

"We face that now with China and to some extent Russia, and … rogue states like Iran and North Korea."

From BBC

The former chief executive of Google is worried artificial intelligence could be used by terrorists or "rogue states" to "harm innocent people."

From BBC

Could a maverick billionaire or rogue state go it alone and unleash a geoengineering project, without any official approval or oversight?

From Salon