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World Politics Question #2

Should powerful countries look after the interests of less-powerful countries? In other words, is there any particular obligation to others associated with being a powerful country?

Note that, in light of our class discussion, I am deliberately going back to the ambiguous word "power" rather than the more precise "authority"/"capacity" distinction. I do this because I want to give maximum latitude to the ensuing online conversation.

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