Noting the fourth anniversary of Sudan's civil war offered an opportunity to raise general questions about moral education. It seems a natural moral attitude to complain that the West doesn't dare to challenge the UAE's (alleged) involvement in that war because of economic and political interests. What that complaint leaves out is that politicians and diplomats normally believe it their duty to work for their country's interests (as conventionally defined - note the superficial similarity to Kantian ethics).
Taking matters further, we observe this syndrome operates in democracies as well as autocracies or oligarchies. Most of the common people everywhere set their loyalty and aspirations around their country (nation state), unless they emigrate elsewhere, and their leaders perforce have to follow. We might also reflect that most moral education still presumes that politics is not our moral concern, despite the obvious moral claims in many political arguments. Even in the US or UK democracy is new compared to the ideas behind a traditional moral education.
As we enter the second quarter of the 21st century that situation looks downright stupid. There are three massive reasons bearing down on us for creating some kind of global authority with real power - including hard power. First is tackling effectively the bewildering challenges of climate change. Second is a growing need to address the subversive power of wealth inequality, if need be by tracking hidden holdings in various places around the world. Third, and most essential of all, is for humans to find a method of controlling the 'arms race' between companies and states toward AIs with superhuman powers. If we humans are not prepared for making moral choices about how the political order deals with these questions, we can look forward to either a global tyranny or else being superseded by machines deciding such issues for themselves. I agree it would be hard for parents or schools to update moral education for the rising generation to make moral decisions (and decisions about morality) democratically. But what other choice do they have?