US foreign policy in the 21st century and the question of morality in international relations in theory and practice

The development of modern and powerful countries is conditioned by the need to possess and control significant amounts of resources. Out of the desire to increase the real power and influence of the global political plan, the great powers create conflicts, frictions and wars, neglecting the moral di...

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Main Authors: Nikolić Danijela, Rašković-Talović Violeta
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Language:deu
Published: Institute for Political Studies, Belgrade 2024-01-01
Series:Srpska Politička Misao
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description The development of modern and powerful countries is conditioned by the need to possess and control significant amounts of resources. Out of the desire to increase the real power and influence of the global political plan, the great powers create conflicts, frictions and wars, neglecting the moral dimension and the negative consequences of the decisions taken. This paper aims to elaborate on the role of the great powers in triggering energy wars, focusing on the disguise of NEO-imperial ambitions under the guise of fighting for human rights and democracy. With this in mind, the paper is divided into two parts. In the first part, the authors examine the phenomenon of war as well as the moral justification of wars by analyzing the ethical perspectives of war. In the second part, the authors' attempts to explain how power and politics are put at the service of the ideological justification of decisions. The method of content analysis, the analysis of contemporary methods, and case studies are used as instruments to prove the hypotheses put forward. The author's intention is to prove that energy and economic wars, which imply economic and political sanctions, are set in motion with the aim of destroying the economic potential of opposing economies and states that oppose certain geopolitical interests of the great powers. They turn the war for resources into a powerful weapon to assert their interests.
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spelling doaj-art-64234e90fc864600b08122bbe123a4542025-01-14T11:09:39ZdeuInstitute for Political Studies, BelgradeSrpska Politička Misao0354-59892024-01-0186472510.5937/spm86-513940354-59892404007NUS foreign policy in the 21st century and the question of morality in international relations in theory and practiceNikolić Danijela0https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1824-3398Rašković-Talović Violeta1https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7518-8603Univerzitet UNION - Nikola Tesla, Fakultet za međunarodnu politiku i bezbednost, Beograd, SerbiaUniverzitet UNION - Nikola Tesla, Fakultet za međunarodnu politiku i bezbednost, Beograd, SerbiaThe development of modern and powerful countries is conditioned by the need to possess and control significant amounts of resources. Out of the desire to increase the real power and influence of the global political plan, the great powers create conflicts, frictions and wars, neglecting the moral dimension and the negative consequences of the decisions taken. This paper aims to elaborate on the role of the great powers in triggering energy wars, focusing on the disguise of NEO-imperial ambitions under the guise of fighting for human rights and democracy. With this in mind, the paper is divided into two parts. In the first part, the authors examine the phenomenon of war as well as the moral justification of wars by analyzing the ethical perspectives of war. In the second part, the authors' attempts to explain how power and politics are put at the service of the ideological justification of decisions. The method of content analysis, the analysis of contemporary methods, and case studies are used as instruments to prove the hypotheses put forward. The author's intention is to prove that energy and economic wars, which imply economic and political sanctions, are set in motion with the aim of destroying the economic potential of opposing economies and states that oppose certain geopolitical interests of the great powers. They turn the war for resources into a powerful weapon to assert their interests.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-5989/2024/0354-59892404007N.pdfus foreign policyethicsmoralitymoral justification of warneoliberalism
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US foreign policy in the 21st century and the question of morality in international relations in theory and practice
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us foreign policy
ethics
morality
moral justification of war
neoliberalism
title US foreign policy in the 21st century and the question of morality in international relations in theory and practice
title_full US foreign policy in the 21st century and the question of morality in international relations in theory and practice
title_fullStr US foreign policy in the 21st century and the question of morality in international relations in theory and practice
title_full_unstemmed US foreign policy in the 21st century and the question of morality in international relations in theory and practice
title_short US foreign policy in the 21st century and the question of morality in international relations in theory and practice
title_sort us foreign policy in the 21st century and the question of morality in international relations in theory and practice
topic us foreign policy
ethics
morality
moral justification of war
neoliberalism
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