National Interest versus World Interest

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This article raises the question whether the concerns of the global community should be placed before their own nation's concerns. This matter is answered by suggesting that a nation's long-term interest is in fact bound up with the interests of the world community. In this paper, the writer's analysis is based on the beliefs of Sun Tzu and Machiavelli.

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"Should nations put the interests of the world community ahead of purely national interests? At first glance, this proposition is likely to sound admirable but perhaps naive. However, the question may also lead us to consider where nations' long-term interests lie. Small weak nations certainly have an interest in a peaceful world community in which more powerful nations will not threaten or oppress them. Even large powerful nations however, may well find it in their own long-term interest to put world interests first."

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