While considering the situation in Afghanistan, discuss which ‘rules’ underlying the relationship between state(s) and individuals might be relevant in such crisis. In doing so, determine which among the authors below would in your opinion better describe the current situation and explain why.

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QUESTION – Assessment 1

In October 2021 the World Food Programme Executive Director has defined the situation in Afghanistan as one among ‘the world’s worst humanitarian crises, if not the worst’.

While considering the situation in Afghanistan, discuss which ‘rules’ underlying the relationship between state(s) and individuals might be relevant in such crisis. In doing so, determine which among the authors below would in your opinion better describe the current situation and explain why.

Aristotle, The Politics;

Machiavelli, The Prince;

Rousseau, The Social Contract.