The Thinking Muslim Gaza: Graveyard of America's World Order With Wadah Khanfar
Nov 24, 2023
Wadah Khanfar, former Al Jazeera Director General, discusses the downfall of America's world order and the atrocities in Gaza. He explores the silence of the West, the decline of the United States, the rising power of China, Al Jazeera's success, and the ongoing energy and frustration in the Islamic world. He also examines hope and resilience in the Muslim Ummah.
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West Divorced Values From Gaza Policy
- The West publicly divorced its liberal values from policy regarding Gaza.
- Wadah Khanfar argues Western leaders now openly prioritize geopolitical power over stated ideals, validating long-standing critiques of hypocrisy.
Three Shocks That Broke The Rules Based Order
- Three recent shocks fatally weakened the rules-based order: COVID, the Ukraine war, and 7 October.
- Khanfar links each event to erosion of globalization, international law, and moral authority respectively.
Supremacy Breeds Strategic Blindness
- US supremacy created institutional rules that others now seek to break as power shifts east.
- Khanfar compares American decline cycle to Rome: military dominance breeds strategic blindness and eventual pushback.