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What does it mean?
Mutual respect for national sovereignty is demanded over interference.
In plain terms
Keep your country and let me keep mine.
What can you take from it?
Leaders should not interfere in other nations.

Where it applies

  • international relations
  • diplomacy
  • border disputes

Putting it to work

  • policy making
  • negotiation

Questions to consider

  • When should nations intervene?
  • How is respect shown?

Another view

Total non-intervention may allow abuses to continue.

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