A parent-children relation would be considered not succeptible of a good simile or analogy for International Relations: --- As in diplomatic exchanges we use to deal with States, recognized all with a special status under international law with the inherit capability for sovereign decision making, the analoghy does not play well as parents have a legal and moral duty to act as guardians of their children best interests who are considered still in their way to become full autonomous-decision-makers.

Source author: Eric Suzán Reed esuzan@sre.gob.mx