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Robert Rotberg highlights the importance of timing in positive leadership positions, as seen through Rauf Denktash's role in the Cyprus negotiations. Adapted from the source document.

It is well known that strengthening the governance capabilities of developing countries advances their economic development & reduces the potential for local & global conflict. However, the inability of citizens to participate in their government & to hold their rulers accountable has increased autocracy & despotism, especially in the poorest nations. It is maintained that improving governance in the developing world will require a new, bias-free method to objectively & meaningfully assess degrees of good governance. Suggestions are made for the establishment of a new nongovernmental organization assigned with developing a governance-ranking system that contrasts the governance of nation-states in order to issue an "annual report card" that shows how well or poorly countries are being governed & highlights specific areas that need improvement. The rationale for ranking is discussed & the proposed method of ranking is detailed. Pilot efforts have shown that ranking countries provides both the "carrot & the stick" for positive change. Steps that need to be taken to implement a governance ranking system are described. 1 Figure. J. Lindroth