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[Foreign Affairs · Politics] [윤영관 회원/Yoon Young-kwan] Toward diplomacy based on values and norms (Korea Joongang Daily 2022.04.10)

Date: 2022-04-10

Korea Joongang Daily | Yoon Young-kwan   Professor Emeritus, Seoul National University; former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade

 

The invasion of Ukraine will be remembered as Russia’s fatal mistake. As a result of President Vladimir Putin’s misjudgment of reactions from Ukraine and NATO, his initial strategy of setting up a satellite government across the border in a blitzkrieg-like operation has failed. Due to all-out sanctions on the Russian economy, weakness of the Russian forces, and global condemnation of killings of civilians, Russia’s international stature will be weakened rather than raised.

The Ukraine war offers South Korea some significant lessons. First of all, the war has reminded us of the importance of values and norms in international politics. As the right to self-determination — or the right of a people to determine its own destiny — is an internationally-recognized norm, it cannot be forgiven if a big country tramples on that right with military force. If we approve this invasion, it’s the same as endorsing Japan’s colonization of Joseon in the early 20th century through the Sino-Japanese War (1894-95) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05).

 

 

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 Source:https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/04/10/opinion/columns/diplomacy-values-Ukraine/20220410194922860.html

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