Instructions:
Please, read the following article. Once you have read the article, type your analysis (single-spaced) below the article and submit it on the relevant Turnitin link by the due date.
1. Apply the utilitarian analysis. Explain how a utilitarian would evaluate the actions of the US government and why. Your answer should take into account all the relevant audience members and engage in a brief utility calculus (300 words)
2. Apply Respect for Persons theory to the case. How would a respect for persons theorist evaluate the actions of the US authorities? Your answer should take into account the negative and positive obligations/rights of all the relevant parties (300 words)
During analysis, make reasonable assumptions and approximations where you lack quantifiable information (do not research anything). You do not need to formulate a rule for testing, your analysis should provide an answer to the following question:
You analyses should justify an answer to the question:
Is it morally permissible/obligatory for the Philippines authorities to create the buffer zones?