Area of studies: International Relations Module of the Essay: Ethics and International Relations Essay Question: To what extent do you agree with the claim that WikiLeaks is an attack on the ‘international community’? Justify the answer by answering these questions: Does the public have the right to know? What is the international community? Do states have a right to ensure that secrets remain secret, despite their potential to expose flaws within the democratic fabric of their respective societies? Does WikiLeaks offer a voice to the voiceless? Is taking information that is owned by the state (and if we follow the normative line in social contract theory, its citizens) a form of modern (information) privacy? Can information contained in the WikiLeaks documents actually prevent the deployment of violence and weapons? - I need you to integrate counterpoints in the argument, use the contrast through the essay and clearly state the argument in the introduction. I`ll be avaluated based on the knowledge and understanding of the topic and the key concepts of Ethics and Internatinal Relations therefore I`ll need you to integrate Ethics a lot and strong Ethics theories such as the two mentioned under this sentence: - I need both ethical frameworks to be used too: •Deontology (rights) •Utilitarianism (consequences) I need you to mention freedom of speech and freedom of information including "the freedom of information act" voted in 1966 (https://www.foia.gov). I need you to mention the claim of the US government on WikiLeaks that "WikiLeaks is an Terrorist organization". You`ll have to use not less than 10 academic sources, preferably more than 10 if it possible. Here are some key readings: Simon Springer (et al), ‘Leaky Geopolitics: The Ruptures and Transgressions of Wikileaks’, Geopolitics, 17:3, 681-711. Dawn L. Rothe & Kevin F. Steinmetz (2013) ‘The case of Bradley Manning: state victimization, realpolitik and WikiLeaks’, Contemporary Justice Review: Issues in Criminal, Social, and Restorative Justice, 16:2, 280-292, Steven L. Jones (2013) ‘The Passion of Bradley Manning: The Story behind the Wikileaks WhistleBlower’, Journal of Military Ethics, 12:2, 195-196. A FREE IRRESPONSIBLE PRESS: WIKILEAKS AND THE BATTLE OVER THE SOUL OF THE NETWORKED FOURTH ESTATE (http://benkler.org/Benkler%20Wikileaks%20CRCL%20Working%20Paper%20Feb_8.pdf) Transparency: A Regime Value Linked With Ethics Suzanne Piotrowski