Although political interactions hardly resemble interpersonal relationships, it can be argued that under certain circumstances applying human-to-human relationships approach can yield beneficial results for countries or political bodies. All people share a set of common moral principles they more or less base their behavior on. This set of principles does not always align well with various political goals and, thus, is often not included in the decision-making process.
There are numerous ongoing conflicts in the world, many of which are far from being moral and justified. The war in the eastern Ukraine (Thompson) can be presented as an example of a situation, which would have taken different course were general principles or humane morality applied by those involved in the conflict. After rebel militants, backed by Russia, began clashing with Ukrainian military forces, all concerned countries urged Ukraine and Russia to settle the situation in a diplomatic way, which has resulted in signing multiple agreements and ceasefire accords. However, it seems, neither the rebels nor their Russian patrons have seen value in them, thus, ceasefires never held and the fighting continued ("Ukraine Crisis: Fierce Fighting After Minsk Peace Deal - BBC News").
Such actions as breaking ceasefire agreements, violating human rights and freedom put responsibility on the country that is allowing them to happen and not only on the people, who are involved. This indicates that, on a global level, the state is not concerned with any amoral actions or can even encourage them, if this can bring political benefits.
The concept of international justice (Dworkin) has been created for the purposes of setting moral guidelines for global interactions, similar to those in human relationships. It should be a duty for every developed country to adhere to these guidelines and take measures in order to put an end to all possible violations.
Works Cited
Dworkin, Anthony. International Justice And The Prevention Of Atrocity. Print.
Thompson, Nick. "Ukraine's War: Everything To Know About How We Got Here". CNN. N.p., 2015. Web. 4 Apr. 2016.
"Ukraine Crisis: Fierce Fighting After Minsk Peace Deal - BBC News". BBC News. N.p., 2015. Web. 4 Apr. 2016.
