Eturivin poliitikot, kuten lordi Russell-Johnston, ovat varoittaneet toistamasta kylmän sodan virheitä; silloinhan tuettiin kehitysmaiden diktatuureja kommunismin vastaisen taistelun nimissä. ###>Prominent politicians, including Lord Russell Johnson, have warned against repeating the mistakes of the Cold War when dictatorships in developing countries were supported in the name of the fight against Communism.