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attacks. Either way, you get no voice. At least that is the
way it has been in world affairs. But is there a room for
I
Department of German(Seoul Campus)
achange?Theremightbe.Forexample,UNgivesouton
t is possible for a small country to have a significant
vote to every member country for decisions they make.
voice in world affairs, as long as it has significant
Powerfulnationsgetnoadvantagefromthatprocessand
amountofwealthandpowerfulmilitiathattranscend
developingnationsgettothrowonevotejustaspowerful
its size. Just compare England and Rwanda. Nevermind
nations, which is good because they were finally given a
how politicians run domestic affairs when it comes to
voicealthoughitisonlycountedasonevote.Thatishow
internationalaffairs,ithasalwaysbeenaboutpowergame.
arab countries were able to defend their interest during
You can name a lot of industrialized nations that
Oil crisis-I am not sure that ultimately turned out to be
advocate human rights and feel that the government
goodthingforthem,though.
should ensure everyone’s health and well-beings. And
Butwearenotgoingtogivethemavoicejustbygiving
they do just that for their own citizens. But their sense
them right to vote at UN meetings. To give voice to
of morality often does not extend to the vulnerable in
them is to empower them. They should be able to stand
impoverishednations.Theywouldratherbombthem.
up on their own. They must grow strong, and not just in
Let us turn to the controversial subject at this point.
terms of scale of wealth or might of arms. They should
We have nuclear crisis. We hear stories on the news all
have legitimate and sound democratic government, and
the time about North Korea and Iran and Pakistan and
that is never going to happen by taking over their cities
whether they have the nuclear weapons or not, and if
and enforcing our values on them. We need to foster
they do, when the tests are to be carried out and how
democracy, not implement it. And how do we foster
destructivetheymightbe.
democracyofacountry?Ittakesalotoftimeandwork,
Now, of course, it is wrong for anybody to have the
butherehavebeensimilarpatternsinhowthedeveloping
nuclear weapons. But if I were to say it out loud, that
nations achieved their goal of democracy. In case of
would make me look ridiculously naive. Because it has
SouthKorea,itusedtobewar-torncountryanditspeople
never been about what is right or wrong. Because the
suffered from abject poverty. Democracy did not mean
realityis,alotofcountriesdohaveabombwhetherthey
thatmuchtous.Butasourincomestartedtoincrease,we
belong to western or eastern hemisphere. Then, why is
started to hope for better government and more humane
thatso?Whydothesmall-bythat,Imeanweakinterms
society.Wefiguredoutawaytoprotestbecausewewere
ofwealthandmilitia-countriesfeelsocompelledtohave
given proper education. These are two key elements to
abomb?Itisprobablybecausetheirenemieshaveit.Their
democracy:Growthinincomeandknowledge.
powerfulenemieshavehadthemsincehalfacenturyago.
International relations and settings are adversarial by
NTBT(NuclearTestBanTreaty)isoneoffewinternational
nature. Because every country has priority to protect its
treatiesthatareopenlyandnotoriouslyunequalbynature.
own people. That is why it is so hard to rid the world of
It guarantees powerful nations including the U.S. and
nuclear weapons. But if we dare to hope for the better
France that already have the nuclear weapons to keep
futureofworld,ifwetrulywantthesmallcountriestoget
themwhileprohibitingotherswhodon’thavetheweapons
avoicesotheyarenotdestroyedbypowerfulnations,we
fromsomuchastestingthem.
need to empower them by building schools and raising
Iwouldhavetoadmit,asaSouthKorean,Iwouldfeela
awarenessonChild’srightsotheparentswouldsendtheir
lotmoresaferifonlytheU.S.hadabombandthenorth
kidstoschoolinsteadofwork,andprovidingtheparents
Korea did not, but on the other hand, I think we should
withdecentjobstoincreasetheirincome.
beabletosensetheinjusticeinpowergamethatitisnot
Can small countries have a significant voice in world
aboutwhetheroneshouldhaveabombornot,butwho.
affairs?No.Butwecanempowersmallcountriestohave
Ifyouareasmallcountryandhavenobombandgrudge
a significant voice in world affairs. Not right away, but
against powerful nations, you get pity and financial
maybeinthefuture.Ifwearewillingtoputpowergame
aid. If you are a small country and do have a bomb and
behindusandstartcomingupwithsmartideastomake
grudge against powerful nations, you get sanctions and
thisworldmoresafeandwarmplace.
JUNE 2011

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