> But that's not the world we inhabit. Nation-states are perpetually insecure about the intentions of others. Hence, espionage will exist with states as the act

> But that's not the world we inhabit. Nation-states are perpetually insecure about the intentions of others. Hence, espionage will exist with states as the actors. I can see that it pretty point-of-view, but I don't agree with this. I think we live in the world that we make, nothing is 'perpetual', and that in Western countries especially we will gain in the long-run from ensuring our own ethical standards are high. This, from my point-of-view, is practical.