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Does spying have to be “against” the target? Perhaps allies spy on each other to make sure they are still allies.
by jl6 3y ago
Does spying have to be “against” the target? Perhaps allies spy on each other to make sure they are still allies.
- MichaelZuo 3y agoI highly doubt the opposite party would even want to be allies if their promises mean nothing and it takes the reports of moles to create trust in their sincerity. It seems like a self-defeating exercise.
- fortzi 3y agoAlliance is not about love and trust. It’s about interests. Indeed, for an alliance to be possible, trust is needed, but only to a certain extent. Don’t mistake alliance for friendship. The former is between political entities, while the latter is between people.
- MichaelZuo 3y agoA bonafide alliance must necessarily entail sometimes acting faithfully even to the detriment of one's interests. If the 'allies' are only faithful and only believe each other until the moment that threshold is crossed then it's just regular diplomatic relations. e.g. Nearly every country cooperates with nearly every other country on such terms in the areas where they share bonafide mutual interests.