The 63-year old former guerrilla relishes a reputation as an international pariah.

In short, treat the Milosevic regime as an international pariah.

The tactic turned Guatemala into something of an international pariah.

Hardliners took over the government afterwards, and China ended the '80s as an international pariah.

Iran, too, relishes the chance to be called a sporting power instead of an international pariah.

Since the end of the gulf war, Iraq has been an international pariah, subjected to strict economic sanctions.

You either let him in or suffer the consequences of becoming an international pariah.'

But specialists say that China has largely put behind it this diplomatic cost - including an image as an international pariah.

The announcement marks the end of Armscor's status as an international pariah.

Thus, by the 1930s, Soviet Russia was no longer an international pariah.