- Most of us would agree that general war has had large impacts on history and our world today. By being confronted with general war and the struggle to gain or sustain power , respective powers tend to disregard the central issues of morals and ethics. Their solitary goal becomes restricted to conquer and occupy the enemy’s territory as well as taking control over their economic recourses.
Although NGO’s have gained their power over the last few decades much was different during the post Cold War period as Russia tried to limit the operations of these organizations. People would frequently wonder what their fear was against the involvement of these peaceful organizations. The main problem was centered on the decision makers (high government officials, communist rulers) who were known for their power in controlling the lives of the soviet people. Under communist regime, the USSR used most of their spending on costly nuclear arms due to their strong belief in their security dilemma. They feared that the new policies (put forward by the NGOs) would restrain their political power leading them to having less control within their boarders.
Other than their different moral values, (having a communist background) Russia in the past frequently screened the specific events in their history. A good example would be the secret protocols known as the German-Soviet Non-aggression Pact. This arrangement divided the independent countries of Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania into Nazi and Soviet spheres of influence. Through this event, all of the countries were forced to cede their territory by the Soviet Union or Germany under Nazi rule. This event could be perceived as an ethical/ moral problem of both Russia and Germany due to the fact that they did not have the consent from the countries which were indirectly involved.
Since then much has changed due to Russia’s permanent membership on the UN Security Council in 1991 however, these ethical/moral problems from the past can be considered to have an effect on their future.
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April 8, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Russia ethics/morality in international relations – lyca maeda
Most of us would agree that general war has had large impacts on history and our world today. By being confronted with general war and the struggle to gain or sustain power , respective powers tend to disregard the central issues of morals and ethics. Their solitary goal becomes restricted to conquer and occupy the enemy’s territory as well as taking control over their economic recourses.
Although NGO’s have gained their power over the last few decades much was different during the post Cold War period as Russia tried to limit the operations of these organizations. People would frequently wonder what their fear was against the involvement of these peaceful organizations. The main problem was centered on the decision makers (high government officials, communist rulers) who were known for their power in controlling the lives of the soviet people. Under communist regime, the USSR used most of their spending on costly nuclear arms due to their strong belief in their security dilemma. They feared that the new policies (put forward by the NGOs) would restrain their political power leading them to having less control within their boarders.
Other than their different moral values, (having a communist background) Russia in the past frequently screened the specific events in their history. A good example would be the secret protocols known as the German-Soviet Non-aggression Pact. This arrangement divided the independent countries of Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania into Nazi and Soviet spheres of influence. Through this event, all of the countries were forced to cede their territory by the Soviet Union or Germany under Nazi rule. This event could be perceived as an ethical/ moral problem of both Russia and Germany due to the fact that they did not have the consent from the countries which were indirectly involved.
Since then much has changed due to Russia’s permanent membership on the UN Security Council in 1991 however, these ethical/moral problems from the past can be considered to have an effect on their future.