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102157
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131061
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2014.
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This article notes that while ethics is increasingly talked of in foreign policy, it remains a blindspot for foreign policy analysis (FPA). It argues that this must be rectified through a critical approach which conceptualizes foreign policy as ethics. The first section examines how even constructivist approaches, which are highly attuned to the intersubjective sphere, still generally avoid dealing with morality. The second section looks at the possibilities and limits of one piece of constructivist theorizing that explores the translation of morality into foreign policy via "norms." This demonstrates the problems that a constructivist account, with its tendency toward explanatory description without evaluation, will always face. The final section argues, through an examination of EU foreign policy (from 1999 to 2004) and its innovative use of "hospitality," that FPA must critically reassess the value of the norms and principles by which foreign policy operates in order to suggest potentially more ethical modes of encounter.
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118320
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2013.
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The precipitate decline in moral and ethical values, as well as the steep fall in standards of private and public conduct, in recent years, has been accompanied by a concurrent erosion of values amongst India's military personnel. Consequently, the armed forces, which were once considered exemplars of ethical conduct, discipline and decency, are rapidly slipping in the estimation of their countrymen. The author points out that this moral decline could lead to a loss of cohesion and combat-effectiveness in the armed forces with deleterious implications, not just for national security but also for India's social fabric, of which the 3-4 million soldiers and veterans form an integral constituent. Redemption of the military's honour and restoration to its earlier iconic status is, therefore, considered a national imperative. The author has highlighted specific ethical challenges that could confront officers during their careers and offers practical advice to the armed forces' leadership to tackle these challenges.
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131017
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2014.
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This article examines the concept of "national interest," from its common use in policy circles to the network of subordinate and superordinate interests in which a state is situated. When analyzing the interest of a social system, like a state, it is important to take into account the level of governance and the interests of the individuals and subsystems upon which the system depends, and consider the value of serving other members in federations, alliances, and blocs even at sacri?ce to itself. A systems approach to politics enables tl1e international relations professional to transcend the problems often encountered by the subjective use of raw power for perceived national interests that fail to accurately anticipate unintended consequences.
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