Robert Malval: A Duty of Neutrality

Apart from the dissenting opinion expressed by the Dominican Republic’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, who, because of the high-risk geographic proximity for his country, fears that the electoral issue may take precedence over security, it is the near unanimity of the international community on the question of elections that is striking. The headlong rush toward holding elections at every level is provoking a flurry of reactions. It has given rise to numerous theories, some frankly absurd, but all marked by skepticism over whether the el