II Plenary Discussion

II Plenary Discussion

“Balancing the global system – preventing disruption, disorder and war during the transition towards Multi-polarity”

Discussion Questions:

• The Decline of the unipolar system as the End of 500 years of Western Hegemony. How the post-Colonial and post-American world order will look like. The “Second World” between “Chimeria”. How a peaceful transition can be organized?
• The challenge for the US to transform from a modern military Empire into a normal Nation? Shaping US-China relations: fresh perspectives on the great power rivalry.
• Old civilizations on the rise – debunking the “clash of civilization”: Will and can China or India offer their models of state planning to the world? What are the philosophical principals behind the Chinese policy? What are the characteristics of Indian civilization? The future of Russia as a bridge between East and West. Rainforest and global Allmende: What Brazil has to offer? The future of Iran within a post-American middle east and Gulf region. Champion for peace: South-Africa’s Nobel prize winning tradition. Reflections on Türkiye’s regional and global role?
• Can Europe politically unite? Neutral Europa as global mediation platform: Should Europe become a BRICS member? What kind of role can a Europe beyond the EU play in a multipolar world order? The future of trade-routes and energy flows among the Eurasian continent. How a different geopolitical structure and societal concept will lead to a different global UN-system. The question of global political representation. How can equality before the law be achieved nationally and internationally?
• The dangerous delimitation of war, its infusion into the civic sphere, the danger of nuclear war and the necessity for a future policy of detente. What has to be done to guide Europe out of the trap of its self imposed military escalation spiral?