The foreign policy of every democratic cannot but take into account the characteristics of culture of neighbouring countries when reaching decisions in foreign affairs, especially during times of crisis and wars.
It is no secret that countries have always been involved in active cross-cultural exchange though family, political and economic ties. In this way, every state advanced own language, culture, religion and so on.
It's a well-known fact that INGOs played and continue playing one of the major roles in building IR. There have been created hundreds of INGOs in the course of two past centuries aimed at providing a better international communication.
Sooner or later, but it is nearly every state that has to make a choice between own self-identity and collective values. The thing is, nowadays the world is strictly divided into certain political and economic zones that profess own cultural worthies.
The issue of 'cultural appropriation', where cultural elements are taken from the context of their society and reused in a new context, often as part of an academic or commodified 'product' is a phenomenon that happens more often than not.

Religion vs Culture

All the scientists say that the role of religion is greatly different then even the one religion had yesterday. There is a certain religious dialogue developing a shared global view. In that case, religion and culture might overlap, at least partially. At the same time, religion is becoming more important in international affairs, a trend moving away from the old statist separation between 'church and state'. There's a whole list of attributes mot world religions have today:

- focus on human well-being in the broadest sense.

- focus in core human values, e.g. not killing, which apply generally unless there are powerful reasons why not, e.g. self-defence.

- provide a sense of a balanced 'middle way'.

- Many have a version of the gold rule, i.e. 'Do not do to others what you would not want them to do to you'. This rule in different forms is found in Confucianism and Christianity, and is implied in the Buddhist notion of compassion.

- gives strong motivation to be moral by providing a great role model in charismatic figures, e.g. Buddha, Confucius, Jesus, Lao-tze, Muhammad.

- provide a sense of global meaning for the world, life and death.

In this meaning, culture and religion complete each other in the most significant way.

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