نهج التعاطف
By returning to some basic principles as well as developing new skills we can change the nature of international relations and orientate the interactions of nation states towards the good of humanity.
مهارات
في جميع المجالات، ثمة حاجة ماسة إلى جيل جديد من القادة ذوي مهارات جديدة. فالتحديات التي نواجهها معقدة وعالمية. وللتغلب عليها، نحتاج إلى قادة يتمتعون بالشجاعة والحكمة والقوة للحكم بما يخدم الإنسانية، ولإشراك الأصوات المهمشة، ولنقل رحمتهم إلى الأجيال القادمة.
Return to basics
There is also a need to return to some of the basic rules and norms of international relations. The recent war in Israel-Gaza, which has seen reports of crimes against humanity, demonstrates what can happen when the framing of debate is on the rights of a nation to respond to violence rather than on seeking peaceful outcomes for all. The 1948 Declaration on Human Rights provides an important basis for this reorientation, enshrining as it does the right to life, freedom, and liberty. A similar process may now be needed to agree individual rights in the face of climate change, AI, and warfare on once unimaginable scales.
New voices
We need to find new ways to engage the public in general and marginalized voices especially in the debates that take place at an international level. This can be done by increasing the representation and authority given to, for example, the Global South and indigenous groups at negotiations, establishing quotas and norms on the number of delegates drawn from underserved communities, and reforming institutions like the United Nations so that it’s bodies are not dominated by the power of the West.
