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A critical view of peace-building
The long-term goal of political and military involvement in the Balkans, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Afghanistan is to establish peace and security in the countries concerned. Whilst it has been possible to resolve the conflict and war in individual situations, the question remains unanswered as to just how sustainable those results are. There is doubt as to whether political/military involvement is a goal-orientated exercise at all, the reason for this scepticism being that there are fundamental ethical flaws:
- Can external intervention achieve peace? Are the concepts themselves suitable? Are the political instruments and the military methods that are selected to accompany those instruments in themselves goal-orientated?
- How, from an ethical perspective, do the intervening players justify their getting involved in the first place ?
Normal 0 21 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 This second question extends beyond the problems that we associate with legitimisation under international law based on a United Nations mandate: too often, the UN Security Council is exploited by players at state level who are intent on promoting their own interests and cashing in under the pretext of seeking to serve the common good. Is it the intention of those powers that become politically or militarily involved in the affairs of foreign states to secure political stability in those countries, or are they not, perhaps, simply out to promote their own interests? The spotlight is currently on international involvement in Afghanistan.
Responsible for this project: Dr. Heinz-Gerhard Justenhoven, Private Tutor and Director
Email: justenhoven@ithf.de
Telephone: +49 (0)40 / 67 08 59-18
Project processor: Sebastian Schilling, Dipl. Päd., M.P.S.
Email: schilling@ithf.de
Telephone: +49 (0)40 / 67 08 59-19
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