Greetings,
If there ever was any doubt that the global order is on the verge of
collapse, the ICC arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant put those doubts to rest.
More precisely, the
reactions of the US and some Western states to the ICC decision ended those misgivings.
All the preaching about the "Rules-Based International Order" (RBIO)
over the past years comes across as little more than deceit.
But is the world doomed to live under an increasingly selective
RBIO instead of an inclusive order centered on international law? The
current UN-centric system is deeply flawed, but would a non-inclusive,
coalition-of-the-willing order bring greater stability to the world and
more security to America? Or does this risk ultimately fracturing the
world into separate orders?
At Quincy's
Better Order Project,
we brought together more than 130 experts, scholars, and officials from
over 40 countries to collectively develop a package of proposals aimed
at stabilizing the international order.
We are now bringing them to you on
Monday from 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM Eastern Time for three online panels to discuss these important issues. (
Register here!)
We will discuss whether the RBIO is the only construct that can
strengthen American security and prevent the world from descending into
chaos or whether better alternatives are possible with former
Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota,
Prof.
Asli Bali of Yale University, Michael Mazarr of RAND Corporation, and
Prof. Feng Zhang Yale Law School and Tsinghua University. This will be our first panel and will take place between
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Eastern Time.
Our second panel will feature
Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief
of Russia in Global Affairs, Nathalie Tocci, Director of Istituto Affari
Internazionali in Rome, and Moeed Yusuf, Pakistan's former National
Security Advisor. We will discuss whether new norms and laws
can be agreed upon to limit and regulate the use of force and economic
coercion in an increasingly post-unipolar world. As the use of economic
sanctions explodes, can norms be agreed upon to limit the suffering of
civilian populations? Or will multipolarity invariably bring about even
less regard for existing laws and norms, to say nothing of efforts to
tighten such regulations? This panel will take place between
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Eastern Time.
We will conclude with a discussion on UN Security Council reform with
former South African Foreign Minister Dr. Naledi Pandor and Georg Sparber, Ambassador of Liechtenstein to the US. While the
need
for reform is not in dispute, the question is whether reform is
possible? Given the divergent views among UN member states that have
impeded progress toward reform for decades, can the international
community come to an agreement on how to upgrade the Council? And can
proposals, such as the one developed by the Better Order Project, break
the current deadlock and pave the way for a reinvigorated Council with
greater legitimacy and efficiency? This concluding panel will take place
between
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Eastern Time.
Register here to receive the link to our YouTube stream of the event.
See you Monday!
Sincerely,
Trita Parsi, PhD
PS. You can download the Better Order Project report and its 20 proposals here.