Envisioning Peace and Security

in a Fragmented World
3rd - 4th of October 2018 | Swissotel The Bosphorus İstanbul
Envisioning Peace and Security
in a Fragmented World
3rd - 4th of October 2018 | Swissotel The Bosphorus İstanbul
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Envisioning Peace & Security

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The 2018 TRT World Forum aims to build off the successes of the
inaugural forum held last year in Istanbul. The 2018 Forum aspires
to continue engaging the world’s leading thinkers and decision
makers in order to address the most pressing issues and challenges
of our time. This includes a promotion and celebration of the richness
and diversity of global voices and a focus on developing alternative
strategies to confront the challenges facing our world.

This year’s forum will bring together over six hundred distinguished
guests and speakers from all over the world, bringing with them a rich
assortment of experience, knowledge and expertise.

The 2018 TRT World Forum, entitled “Envisioning Peace & Security in a
Fragmented World”, will bring together academics, journalists, policy
makers and members of civil society to discuss and analyse the issues
that that have shaped and defined our contemporary world. Over the
course of two days, leading experts and decision makers will discuss
critical issues and seek to collectively offer actionable strategies and
solutions for a world in disarray.
 Programme
Opening Ceremony
Session 1
A World in or Out of Order?: A Hundred Years since WWI
Moderator: Ghida Fakhry (TRT World Presenter)
• Robert Dickson Crane (Former Advisor to President Richard Nixon)
• Şükrü Hanioğlu (Professor of History at Princeton University)
• William Hale (Emeritus Professor of Politics at SOAS)
• Thomas P.M. Barnett (American Military-Geostrategist and Chief Analyst at Wikistrat)

Session 2
The EU and Its Discontents: Is it the End of the European Project?
Moderator: David Foster (TRT World Presenter)
• Ivo Josipović (Former President of Croatia)
• Volkan Bozkır (Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey)
• Franco Frattini (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy)

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• Štefan Füle (Former European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy)

Lunch Break
Session 3
Disrupting the Established Order: Rise of the Global South
Moderator: Adnan Nawaz (TRT World Presenter)
Keynote: Hamid Karzai (Former President of Afghanistan)
• Sergey Karaganov (Former Foreign Policy Advisor to President Vladimir Putin)
• Haiyan Wang (Managing Partner of the China-India Institute)
• David McWilliams (Economist, Author and Journalist)
• Mamphela Ramphele (Former Managing Director of the World Bank)
• Baghdad Amreyev (Secretary General of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States)

Session 4
The Leadership of Women in a World of Conflict
Moderator: Stavroula Logothettis (Acting Executive Producer at TRT World)
• Monique Villa (CEO of the Thomson Reuters Foundation)
• Diana Buttu (Human Rights Lawyer)
• Sakena Yacoobi (CEO of the Afghan Institute of Learning)
• Anita Alban (Former Minister of Environment of Ecuador)
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Regional Players and the Shifting Security Equation in the Middle East
Moderator: Imran Garda (TRT World Presenter)
Keynote: Fouad Siniora (Former Prime Minister of Lebanon)
• İbrahim Kalın (Presidential Spokesperson of the Republic of Turkey)
• Mokhtar Lamani (Former Ambassador of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to the UN)
• Maha Yahya (Director of the Middle East Centre at Carnegie)
• Staffan de Mistura (UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to Syria)

Joint Keynote
Exploring a Just Peace in a Fragmented World
Moderator: David Foster (TRT World Presenter)
• Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey)
• Stef Blok (Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands)

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A Crisis of Connectivity: New Media and Trust-Formation
Moderator: Kamali Melbourne (TRT World Presenter)
• Rageh Omaar (ITV News International Affairs Editor)

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• Haroon Siddiqui (Editorial Page Editor Emeritus of the Toronto Star)
• David Patrikarakos (Writer and Journalist)
• Dima Khatib (Managing Director of AJ+)
• Riyaad Minty (Acting Director of Digital for TRT World & TRT Arabic)

Inside Story
How Social Media Can Positively Transform Lives
• Jérôme Jarre (Social Activist and Humanitarian #LoveArmy)

Lunch Break
Session 3
Closing Ranks: International Cooperation against Terrorism
Moderator: Maria Ramos (TRT World Presenter)
• Ali Asghar Soltanieh (Iran’s Former Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency)
• Robert Fox (Defence Editor at the Evening Standard)
• Peter Van Praagh (President of the Halifax International Security Forum)
• Burhanettin Duran (Professor at Ibn Haldun University and General Coordinator of SETA Foundation)
• Ufuk Ulutaş (Chairman of the Center for Strategic Research)

Session 4
Fostering Global Consciousness in Times of Crisis
Moderator: Ghida Fakhry (TRT World Presenter)
Keynote: HM Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan
• İbrahim Eren (Director General and Chairman of TRT)
• Francesco Rocca (President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies)
• Børge Brende (President of the World Economic Forum)
• Pierre Krähenbühl (Commissioner-General of UNRWA)

Closing Session
In Pursuit of Justice in a Fragmented World
Moderator: Fatih Er (Director of News, Programmes and Visual at TRT World)
• Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (President of the Republic of Turkey)
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The world has experienced various transformations in the international system since the end
of World War I: the multipolar world of the interwar years, the bipolar world of the Cold War,
the unipolar moment of the 1990s and the fragmented world, which we live in today. These

Day 1 fundamental shifts in the international system represent crucial moments in a chain of events
that continue to shape many of today’s conflicts.

Session 1 One hundred years after the first major global conflict, the world is in transition towards a
new international order - or disorder - characterised by an absence of global leadership, less
cooperation and far greater uncertainty. As part of this tumultuous process of change, the
international system is experiencing symptoms of this transition, including the failure of

A World in or
international institutions and the emergence of new threats and crises. Questions about the
future of the international system are more pertinent now than ever before. This panel will focus
on issues we are expected to face in this age of transition and will examine concepts that hold the

Out of Order?
potential to shape the interests of the main actors involved. Panellists, including strategists from
around the world, will discuss their perspectives and visions for the future.

A Hundred Years • 100 years on, what have we learnt from the experiences of the ‘Great War’?
since WWI • Can the US continue to lead? Will rising powers seek to provide an
alternative?

• Does the lack of international cooperation mean history is repeating itself?

• How does the Sykes-Picot agreement still haunt today’s Middle East?
• What are the ways in which we can reform and restructure existing
institutions to fit the demands and expectations of the international
community?
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A World in or out of Order? Moderator

A Hundred Years since WWI Ghida Fakhry

Robert Dickson Şükrü Hanioğlu William Hale Thomas P.M.

Crane Şükrü Hanioğlu is Garrett William Hale is an Emeritus Barnett
Professor in Foreign Affairs Professor in the Department of
Dr Robert Dickson Crane is the Thomas P.M. Barnett has worked
in the Department of Near Political and International Studies
former advisor to U.S. President in international security for three
Eastern Studies at Princeton at the School of Oriental and
Richard Nixon. He began his career decades, first with the Centre
University. He specialises in African Studies (SOAS), University
in long-range global forecasting for Naval Analyses and then as a
Ottoman political, diplomatic of London, and a former Professor
and planning in 1962 as a co- professor at the U.S. Naval War
and intellectual history. His with a specialty reference in
founder of the Center for Strategic College. After 9/11, Barnett served in
books include The Young Turks Turkish politics. He is the author
and International Studies. He was the Office of Force Transformation
in Opposition (Oxford, 1995); of numerous books and articles
appointed to the National Security in the Office of the Secretary of
Preparation for a Revolution: on Turkish politics, including
Council as Deputy Director for Defense. In 2004, he authored
The Young Turks 1902-1908 The Political and Economic
Planning, and in 1981, he was a New York Times-bestselling
(Oxford, 2001); A Brief History Development of Modern Turkey
appointed US Ambassador to the book, The Pentagon’s New Map. Dr
of the Late Ottoman Empire (1981) and Islamism, Democracy
United Arab Emirates. He was Barnett has run his own consulting
(Princeton, 2008); and Atatürk: an and Liberalism, The Case of the
Director of the Qatar Foundation’s firm since 1998 and holds a PhD
Intellectual Biography (Princeton, AKP (co-authored with Ergun
Center for the Study of Islamic in political science from Harvard
2011). Özbudun, 2011).
Thought and Muslim Societies from University.
2011-2015.
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The European Union (EU) has been referred to as one of the most successful post-WWII projects,
helping maintain peace and prosperity in Europe for over six decades. However, there have been
increasing concerns about its future. Its economic problems have led to significant political turmoil
among the member states, posing serious challenges and doubts to the cohesion of the union.
Moreover, the EU’s relations with its neighbours have been strained due to major security crises. The

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war in Ukraine exacerbated the EU’s already unstable relations with Russia and the response of EU
member states to the Syrian Crisis and their treatment of refugees shattered the understanding of

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the fundamental values that the European Union was established on. Xenophobic and Islamophobic
movements have emerged all over Europe, causing the discourse within the EU to shift from one of
humanitarianism to one of identity, security and threat.

Furthermore, events such as Brexit have played a critical role in questioning the identity, belonging

The EU and Its

and future prospects of the EU among its members and the candidate countries. Responses to these
questions will determine the EU’s credibility and faith in its potential to provide continued peace and
security. The session will revolve around discussions on European disintegration, possible scenarios,

Discontents:
and questions regarding membership of candidate countries such as Turkey.

• Has the European Union recovered from the Eurozone crisis?

Is it the End of • How can the European Union cope with the financial and political problems
the European among its member states in the context of East-West and North-South divide?

•
Project?
With Donald Trump as President of the United States, what are the challenges
for European countries regarding maintaining the transatlantic security
alliance?

• What is the impact of rising xenophobic and Islamophobic movements on the

continent?

• Can Turkey offer anything to help protect the integrity of the EU system?
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The EU and Its Discontents: Moderator

Is it the End of the European Project? David Foster

Ivo Josipović Volkan Bozkır Franco Frattini Štefan Füle

Ivo Josipović served as the In July 2018, Volkan Bozkır was Franco Frattini is an Italian Štefan Füle is a Member of
President of Croatia from 2010 to elected for the third time as the magistrate and President of the the Board of CITIC Europe
2015, focusing on reconciliation in Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Italian Society for International and CEFC, having previously
South East Europe, human rights Committee of the Grand National Organisation (SIOI), a non-profit served for years as a diplomat.
and the fight against corruption. He Assembly of Turkey. Prior to this, organisation working under the He has recently served as
is also a university professor and he served as the Minister for EU supervision of the Ministry of the EU Commissioner for
has published several books and Affairs and the Chief Negotiator Foreign Affairs. He is currently Enlargement and European
papers dealing with international (2014-2016). He has held several serving as the Special Advisor to Neighbourhood Policy and as the
criminal law, criminal procedure positions during his 39-years the Serbian Government for EU Czech Government Minister for
and human rights. Josipović has professional career including Vice Integration. He twice served as European Affairs (2009). Prior to
received prestigious domestic and Consul of the Consulate General Italian Foreign Minister (2002- this, he served as the first Deputy
international awards, namely the in Stuttgart, First Secretary 2004 and 2008-2011), and as Defense Minister. He has also
European Medal of Tolerance from of the Embassy in Baghdad, Vice-President of the European served as an Ambassador to the
the European Union and Premio Ambassador in Bucharest and Commission and Commissioner Special Envoy for the OSCE and
Galileo 2000 Award for art. Permanent Representative of for Justice, Freedom and Security NATO and as a Director at the
Turkey to the EU. (2004-2008). Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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In the current international world order, countries use their respective economic power to pursue
their geopolitical objectives. Western powers have been the dominant players in this game as
they have historically used their economic might to set the rules of international institutions and
have forced other countries to follow those rules.

However, in recent decades, the international world order has experienced significant economic

Day 1 shifts. Countries from the Global South have become significant drivers of global economic
growth and are expected to collectively out-pace the economic power of the Global North in the

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coming decades.

Emerging countries – such as Brazil, China, India, and Turkey – are also using their newly gained
economic might to shape the rules of the world order. These countries are now more vocal and
influential in shaping global institutions like the World Trade Organization, the International

Disrupting the
Monetary Fund, and the United Nations. The international world order can no longer ignore the
interests and demands of the rising Global South. This session will analyse the rise of the Global
South and its impact on the established liberal world order.

Established • What makes a state an “emerging economy?” What factors have led to their
Order:
economic rise?

• What are the demands and interests of the emerging countries?

Rise of the • What strategies have emerging countries used to pursue and achieve their
Global South
objectives?

• Do emerging countries seek to reform the liberal world order? Or do they

seek induction into the select club of Western countries?

• How have the established powers from the Global North reacted to the rise
of the Global South?

• What are the ways to mitigate the potential clash between the Global North
and the Global South due to their respective diverging geopolitical views?
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Disrupting the Established Order: Moderator

Rise of the Global South Adnan Nawaz

Keynote Speech

Hamid Karzai Sergey Haiyan Wang David Mamphela Baghdad

Hamid Karzai served as the Karaganov Haiyan Wang is the co-founder McWilliams Ramphele Amreyev
first democratically elected Sergey Karaganov is the and Managing Partner of David McWilliams is Dr Mamphela Ramphele is Ambassador Baghdad
President of Afghanistan Dean of the Faculty of the China India Institute, an economist, author a renowned academic and Amreyev is the Secretary
from 2004-2014 and was International Economics a Washington, DC based and journalist. He is an is actively engaged in an General of the Cooperation
elected Chairman of the and Foreign Affairs of the research and consulting adjunct Professor of Global ongoing project to reimagine Council of Turkic Speaking
Interim Administration of National Research University organisation focused on Economics at Trinity College and rebuild South Africa. States. From 1996 to 2017 he
Afghanistan at the Bonn Higher School of Economics creating global strategies Dublin and is ranked 10th Dr Ramphele is currently a served as the Ambassador
Conference in 2001. In the and the Honorary Chairman that leverage the most influential economist trustee of the Nelson Mandela of Kazakhstan to Saudi
2004 and 2009 Presidential of the Presidium of the transformational rise of in the world. He founded the Foundation, and a board Arabia, Egypt, Turkey and
elections, Karzai won by Council on Foreign and China and India. Haiyan world’s only economic and member of Women Strong Iran respectively. In 2014, he
a majority vote. Mr Karzai Defense Policy. From 2014 to is currently ranked at #28 stand-up comedy festival International. She is the was appointed as Advisor
holds BA and MA Degrees 2015, he was a member of the by Thinkers 50 as one of Kilkenomics. He was an founder of the Open Society to the Prime Minister of
in Political Science and High-level Panel of Eminent “the world’s most influential economist at the Irish Central Foundation for South Africa Kazakhstan. Amreyev has
International Relations Persons on European management thinkers.” Bank, UBS and the Head of and the Citizens Movement and held various additional
from the Himachal Pradesh Security as a Common She was previously listed Emerging Markets Research is Co-Founder of ReimagineSA. positions during his 38-year
University, is fluent in several Project under the OSCE and by Thinkers 50 ‘On the Guru at Banque Nationale de Dr Ramphele is the author of professional career including
languages including Pashto, in the 1990, he served as a Radar’ and short-listed for the Paris. McWilliams advises several books and publications the post of Special Envoy of
Dari, Hindi and French and member of the Presidential 2013 Global Solutions Award the Woodford Funds and on a variety of socio-economic Kazakhstan to the OIC,
enjoys reading philosophy. Council of Russia. and 2011 Global Village Award. Nedbank on global strategy. issues in South Africa. WTO, IEF.
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Throughout the world, women have historically faced gender-based violence and discrimination due
to a variety of factors. They have experienced major obstacles including restrictions in education,
the work place and in their own homes. Today, in a world marked by rampant conflict, there is an

Session 4 urgent need for increased female empowerment and leadership. Despite the widespread restrictions
imposed upon women from actively participating and engaging in leadership, the value of their
contributions are apparent. This session will bring together successful female leaders from different
sectors in order to hear their contributions towards achieving a more peaceful and harmonious world,

The Leadership
as well as gauge their perspectives on how increased international cooperation can be achieved in the
world today.

of Women in • What are the practices that disadvantage women from pursuing leadership
roles?

a World • Is patriarchy a source of the conflictual make-up of world politics today?

of Conflict • How can society create an environment that can lead to women’s individual
and collective empowerment?

• How have culture and ideologies been used as an excuse to justify the use of
systematic violence against women? Alternatively, how have they been used to
empower women?

• What is the role of cultural relativism in empowering women?

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The Leadership of Women in Moderator

a World of Conflict Stavroula Logothettis

Monique Villa Diana Buttu Sakena Yacoobi Anita Alban

Monique Villa is the CEO of the Diana Buttu is a Canadian- Dr Sakena Yacoobi is the CEO Anita Alban is a lawyer and the
Thomson Reuters Foundation Palestinian human rights lawyer. of the Afghan Institute of former Ecuadorian Minister of
where she has created high- In 2000, Buttu moved to the Learning (AIL), which she State for the Environment. In 2008
impact programmes including occupied West Bank where she founded in 1995 in response to she was named Executive Director
TrustLaw, a global pro bono served as a legal advisor to the the lack of education and health for the newly created Ecuadorian
service, and Trust Conference, Palestinian negotiating team and care that the Afghan people Agency for International
a movement to fight slavery and later to the Palestinian president. were facing after decades of Cooperation (AGECI) and in 2010
empower women worldwide. She resigned from her post in war. She is also co- founder and she was appointed as Ecuador’s
She received the Champions 2005 and remains a frequent Vice President of Creating Hope Ambassador to the United
for Change Award in 2015 for commentator on Middle East International (CHI). In addition, Kingdom. She has consistently
her effort in the fight against politics and human rights. Her Yacoobi has established private been involved in various charity
human trafficking and modern op-eds have been published facilities in Afghanistan: 4 and community development
slavery, and was the recipient of in the New York Times, The schools, a hospital and a radio projects and since 2016, she has
ECPAT- USA’s inaugural Freedom Washington Post, The Guardian, station. She is an advisor to the managed an environmental fund
Award in 2017 in recognition of BBC, CNN and Aljazeera among Fetzer Institute, and is a member that is responsible for financing
her leadership in the fight to end others. of the US - Afghan Women’s environmental projects in the
child trafficking. Council. region.
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The uprisings in the Middle East and the accompanying instability and, in some cases, armed conflict,
which began in 2011 have brought on crises that the international community seemed ill-prepared
for. From 2011 onwards, it would appear as though much of the international community was unable
to grasp the monumental changes, crucial shifts and ensuing rivalries present in regional dynamics.

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From the evermore complex dynamics of the war in Syria to the unfolding humanitarian disaster in
Yemen, the refugee crisis and the ongoing Palestinian issues, the region continues to be faced with a
serpentine-like security equation. The recent ‘Gulf Crisis’ has added to the uncertainty and instability

Session 1 left in the wake of the so-called ‘Arab Spring’, as has the presence of unpredictable U.S. policies towards
the region, and seemingly unforeseen developments such as the unofficial, yet widely acknowledged
rapprochement between some Arab states and Israel. In light of these and other regional developments
such as the defeat of daesh as a territorial threat, and the changing dynamics of the Syrian conflict, this

Regional Players
session will explore the emerging security dynamic and potential future developments in the region.
Special attention will be paid to the prospective of intra-regional dialogue and whether or not this
approach holds the potential to advance effective change.

and the Shifting • What do we mean when we reference a ‘changing Middle East?’ How does

Security the discourse of instability affect perspectives of and policies towards the
region?

Equation in • How do global events and geopolitics influence events in the region?
the Middle East • Where is the region heading, and how can intra-regional efforts towards
establishing peace and stability be capitalized on in a sustainable way?

• How can communication between regional powers and institutions be

strengthened and improved?

• What are the near-term prospects for reconstruction in Syria? How will
regional dynamics affect the reconstruction effort? Who will have the
legitimacy and political capital to carry out the reconstruction process?
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Regional Players and the Shifting Moderator

Security Equation in the Middle East Imran Garda

Keynote Speech

Fouad Siniora İbrahim Kalın Mokhtar Lamani Staffan de Maha Yahya

Fouad Abdel Basset Siniora İbrahim Kalın served as Mokhtar Lamani is a Senior Mistura Maha Yahya is the Director
is a former Prime Minister Assistant Undersecretary of Fellow at the University of the Middle East
Staffan de Mistura is the
of Lebanon (2005-2009) State and Senior Advisor to of Ottawa and the former Centre, Carnegie. Prior to
Special Envoy for Syria
and former Member of the the Prime Minister of Turkey Head of the Office of the UN- joining Carnegie, Yahya
of the United Nations
Lebanese Parliament and before taking up his current League of Arab States, Joint worked on Participatory
Secretary-General.  Prior
head of the al-Mustakbal post. He is the founding- Special Representative for Development and Social
to this, he served as the
Parliamentary Block director of the Foundation Syria in Damascus (2012- Justice at UN-ESCWA and
Special Representative of
(2009-2018). He served for Political, Economic and 2014). Prior to this, Lamani with various international
the Secretary-General in Iraq
as the Finance Minister of Social Research (SETA) served as Ambassador of organisations on socio-
(2007-2009) and Afghanistan
Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 serving as its director from the Organisation of the economic development
(2010-2011), as well as Deputy
and again from November 2005 to 2009. His academic Islamic Cooperation to the and post conflict policies
Italian Foreign Minister. 
2000 to November 2004. work focuses on the Islamic United Nations (1998-2004). in Lebanon, Pakistan,
During a career of over four
He is also a former business intellectual tradition His distinguished career Oman, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi
decades with United Nations
leader having served as the and its relevance for the in international diplomacy Arabia, and Iran. She is a
agencies, he has served in
Chairman-General Manager contemporary world. Dr includes a number of member on several advisory
numerous conflict zones
of the Groupe Méditerranée. Kalın has published widely positions within the General boards including the Asfari
directing complex relief
At the present, Mr. Siniora on Islamic philosophy, Islam Secretariat of the Arab league, Institute for Civil Society and
operations in Sudan, Ethiopia,
is still active on the political and the West and Turkish including Deputy Permanent Citizenship, Refugees Deeply
Albania, Afghanistan, Iraq,
scene in Lebanon and the foreign policy. Observer to the UN. and The Arab Forum for
Lebanon, Bosnia and Somalia.
wider Arab World. Alternatives.
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Perhaps more than ever in the course of modern history, recurrent calls for justice continue to emanate

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light of the apathy of the current international order vis-à-vis some of the protracted conflicts, there is

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a growing sense of injustice felt by many around the world.

Today, we are witnessing a critical juncture in the international system, with debates taking place
regarding a possible end to the liberal international order. Transatlantic relations are facing the
most difficult challenges and there is increasing talk of unilateralism, trade wars, and protectionism.

Exploring a
Populism and the rise of the far-right have endangered the spirit that previously brought nations
together in pursuit of the common good. Both the EU and Turkey stand squarely in the centre of
these crises and transformations. As such, it is imperative to discuss how regional cooperation can

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transform the future towards peace and offer solutions to the crises of today.

• Why have international institutions failed to deliver sustainable justice, peace

a Fragmented and equality?

• How can the international community mobilise to bring reform to these

World institutions and tackle their entrenched flaws and inequalities?

• How can the international system address the ever-growing gap between the
global South and global North in terms of wealth and prosperity?

• How can the EU deal with the rise of the far-right and growing xenophobia in
many European states?

• How can a close cooperation between Turkey and the EU offer resolutions to
protracted conflicts and the refugee issue?
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Exploring a Just Peace in a Moderator

Fragmented World David Foster

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Stef Blok

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu is the Minister Stef Blok is the Minister of Foreign
of Foreign Affairs of Turkey and Affairs of the Netherlands. From
the first to be appointed to the 1998 to 2012, Mr. Blok served
position under Presidential System. as a member of the House of
He previously served as the Representatives for the People’s
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Party for Freedom and Democracy
62nd 64th and 65th governments (VVD) and the VVD’s parliamentary
of the Republic of Turkey. He is a party leader (2010-2012). He has
founding member of the Justice also served as Minister for Housing
and Development Party (AK Party) and the Central Government
and former Vice Chairman of the Sector and Minister of Security
AK Party in charge of Foreign and Justice. On 7 March 2018 Mr.
Affairs. Çavuşoğlu also served as Blok was appointed Minister of
Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Foreign Affairs in the third Rutte
Negotiator of the Republic of government.
Turkey.
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With increased digital transformation comes increased complexity and ambiguity. Users of new media

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technologies are now able to actively monitor and be a part of international events, aggregate and
filter news and add their viewpoints to any given story’s narrative. As the world increasingly embraces
digitization, communication via digital platforms is increasingly raising questions regarding the

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nature of ‘truth’. Digital platforms such as Facebook and Google are becoming the new gatekeepers
of information which flows through these platforms without being filtered by professional journalists.
In the commercialised environment of new media, people have come to rely on like-minded networks,
increasing confirmation bias and facilitating the creation of alternative ‘truths’.

A Crisis of This session will highlight the challenges associated with global digital connectivity, the issue of
trust in online platforms as well as provide insights for media outlets and stakeholders to improve
their relationships with the audience. The panel will discuss how to overcome barriers in realising an

Connectivity: efficient digital transformation.

New Media • How do traditional media outlets adapt to the new media environment?
and Trust • How are social media platforms utilised to ensure trust towards traditional
media outlets?

Formation • Can virtual platforms be neutral?

• How does corporate market power in online platforms contribute to the crisis
of fake news?

• Can fake news be the element preventing a meaningful engagement to online

debates?
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A Crisis of Connectivity: Moderator

New Media and Trust Formation Kamali Melbourne

Inside Story:
How Social Media
Can Positively
Transform Lives

Rageh Omaar David Haroon Siddiqui Dima Khatib Riyaad Minty

Jérôme Jarre Rageh Omaar is an award Patrikarakos Haroon Siddiqui is Editorial Dima Khatib has worked Riyaad Minty is the Acting
winning and highly Page Editor Emeritus at the in journalism in more than Director of Digital for TRT
Jérôme is a pioneer of mobile David Patrikarakos is
acclaimed journalist. He Toronto Star, a senior Fellow 35 countries. She currently World and TRT Arabic.
influence. In 2013, he created the author of ‘War in 140
operated as a broadcast at Massey College, University directs the award-winning Previously with Al Jazeera,
the first mobile only influencer Characters: How Social Media
journalist for the BBC World of Toronto and Distinguished AJ+ digital channel in its Riyaad was a founder of AJ+,
agency. The same year his videos is Reshaping Conflict in the
Service and later became a Visiting Professor at Ryerson four versions: English, one of the world’s largest
reached 1.5 billion views. In 2016, 21st Century’ and ‘Nuclear
producer and reporter for University. He has covered Arabic, Spanish and news outlets for the digital
Jérôme initiated the LOVE ARMY Iran: the Birth of an Atomic
Newshour (1994-1996). He Canadian affairs for 50 years French. The only female generation and contributed
State. He is a contributing
movement. With over 300,000 served as a Senior Foreign and reported from over 50 executive within Al Jazeera towards the network’s global
editor at the Daily Beast,
donors, they received over $10 Correspondent for the BBC, countries. He is author of Media Network, Dima strategy as Head of Social
and a contributing writer at
million in the span of one year for where he reported from ‘Being Muslim’, a bestseller, speaks eight languages Media. He is recognised
Politico. He has written for the
Somalia, the Mexican earthquake Baghdad during the US based on his travels through and is an influential female as a leader in the space of
New York Times, Financial
and the Rohingya genocide. invasion in 2003. In 2006, Europe, the Middle East, South voice on social media. She digital media and regularly
Times, Wall Street Journal,
LOVE ARMY uses new methods of he moved to Al Jazeera Asia and the Far East and is has one published book in speaks at conferences and
and many other publications.
empowerment and direct giving English and since 2013 he a recipient of the Order of Arabic: Love Refugee. universities around the
He is also a Non-resident
and challenges the status quo of has been an International Canada, the nation’s highest world. He joined TRT World
Fellow at St Andrews
the humanitarian industry. Affairs Editor and Senior civilian honour. in Istanbul in 2016 to help
University and Poynter Fellow
Presenter for ITV news. build the digital arm of the
at Yale University.
new network.
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In the last decade, international terrorism has gained considerable momentum. Multiple terror
groups have expanded their international bases; some have even claimed territory. As international
terrorism has continued to move to the top of the international security agenda, high profile attacks

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in the hearts of major cities have continued around the world. In such an environment, international
cooperation is critical to the development of a framework for collective security to provide protection
against terror groups and the threat they pose to daily life. The increasingly sophisticated techniques

Session 3 used by terrorist groups requires efficient international mechanisms to confront them.

A fundamental issue complicating the matter of international cooperation against terrorism is state-
sponsorship of terrorist groups and the use of these groups in proxy wars against both state and

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non-state actors. This panel will explore the different approaches to counter-terrorism collaboration.
Considering the difficulties of cooperation and coordination on counter-terrorism strategies, our
panellists will debate the best means to reach an international consensus in the fight against terrorism.

International • What kind of international mechanisms does the world need for the global
Cooperation fight against terrorism?

•
against
What is the relationship between the containment of failed states and the
fight against terrorism?

Terrorism • What are the prospects of reaching a workable, non-elusive definition of

terrorism accepted by the international community?

• Is there anything new about terrorism in the post-Daesh era?

• Is it possible to create international mechanisms to curb state-sponsored
terrorism?

• What is the role of technology in countering terrorism?

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Cooperation Against Terrorism Maria Ramos

Robert Fox Ali Asghar Soltanieh Peter Van Praagh Burhanettin Duran Ufuk Ulutaş
Robert Fox is the Defence Editor Ali Asghar Soltanieh is a nuclear Peter Van Praagh is the President of Burhanettin Duran is a professor Dr. Ulutaş served as the Middle
at the Evening Standard and scientist, university professor and the Halifax International Security at Ibn Haldun University and East Program Coordinator at
has been a journalist and writer former diplomat with 38 years of Forum. He has served as Senior General Coordinator of SETA SETA Foundation’s Washington
for 50 years, having worked experience in international relations Director for Foreign Policy at the Foundation. Prior to this, he D.C. office and as a founding
previously for the BBC and Daily and diplomacy. He was the Director Washington DC-based German held various academic positions board member at the Mogadishu-
Telegraph. He has extensive of Nuclear Research Centre of the Marshall Fund of the United States, including Assistant Professor at based Heritage Institute for
experience reporting from Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Deputy Vice President of Programs Sakarya University and Visiting Policy Studies. He worked at the
conflict zones around the world (AEOI) between 1980 and 1990. From at the National Endowment for Scholar at George Mason University. SETA Foundation as the Director
including Iraq and Afghanistan. 1996 to 1999, he served as Advisor to Democracy in Washington DC, In 2013, he became head of the of Foreign Policy Studies and
He is a Senior Associate Fellow the Foreign Minister of the Islamic and Chief of Party for the National Department of Political Science and lectured at the Social Sciences
at the Centre for Defence Studies Republic of Iran and has twice Democratic Institute both in the International Relations at İstanbul University of Ankara’s Department
at Kings College London and served as Iran’s ambassador to the former Soviet Union and in Turkey. Şehir University. He has also worked of International Relations as an
an Honorary Fellow at Exeter International Atomic Energy Agency From 2006-07, Peter served as as a professor at the Ankara Social assistant professor. He is currently
University’s Strategy and (IAEA) (1982-1987 & 2006-2013). Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister Sciences University and is the author the Chairman of the Center for
Security Institute where he of Foreign Affairs of Canada. of several articles and books. Strategic Research (SAM) at the
teaches on defence and security Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
studies.
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The global refugee crisis and the turbulences that it has engendered have raised some of the
most challenging issues in generations. Along with the enormous magnitude of the crisis, there

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have been defining moments that have provoked international condemnation and imprinted
the collective memory of an entire generation. While the long-term impact of these events on
the global humanitarian outlook remains a matter of conjecture and debate, it is clear that the

Session 4 concern for human security still lags behind political developments. This session aims to explore
the power of these ‘tragic transformative’ moments in our collective global consciousness and
assess how to utilise them for global peace, justice and the celebration of human life.

Fostering
An experienced panel of state and civil society actors will discuss the concept of ‘human security’
and evaluate its shortcomings.

• Is putting human security before national security a utopian concept?

Global
• With respect to peacebuilding, in what areas can potential government
Consciousness policies provide durable solutions?

• Are there workable mechanisms for re-establishing security and the rule
in Times of law in post-conflict societies?

of Crisis • How can we harness the momentum from painful events that have gone
viral in mass communication outlets?

• How can humanitarian workers, social justice and peace activists harness
public empathy generated by these events in order to produce real change?

• What role does the international community, individual states and civil
society have in fostering global consciousness?
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Fostering Global Consciousness Moderator

in Times of Crisis Ghida Fakhry

Keynote Speech

HM Queen Rania Al İbrahim Eren Francesco Rocca Børge Brende Pierre Krähenbühl
Abdullah of Jordan İbrahim Eren is the Director Francesco Rocca is the Børge Brende is President of Pierre Krähenbühl has served as
Known for her passion for improving General and Chairman of TRT. President of the International the World Economic Forum. He the Commissioner-General of the
education and alleviating poverty, Prior to joining TRT, Mr. Eren Federation of Red Cross and Red previously served as the United Nations Relief and Works
Her Majesty Queen Rania has worked in executive positions Crescent Societies. He served Norwegian Minister of Foreign Agency for Palestine Refugees
championed initiatives in Jordan for several companies in the as Vice-President (Europe) from Affairs, Minister of Trade and (UNRWA) since March 2014 and
and abroad to empower local technology and media sectors. 2013 to 2017, and was the Italian Industry and Minister of the has over 27 years of experience in
communities. An advocate for Beginning his career at Bogazici Red Cross representative on Environment. He also served humanitarian, human rights and
tolerance, she is an influential voice Group, he founded Who Pictures, the IFRC Governing Board from as Deputy Chairman of the development work. Previously, he
in fighting stereotypes of Arabs which operates internationally 2009-2013. Prior to this, he had Norwegian Conservative Party and served as Director of Operations
and Muslims, and fostering greater in the fields of documentary a distinguished career with as a member of the Norwegian at the International Committee
understanding between people of and animation. He also served the Italian Red Cross, first as its Parliament for more than ten of the Red Cross (2012-2014) and
different faiths. Through her position as General Manager of ATV Head of Emergency Operations years. Alongside parliamentary directly oversaw the organization’s
on their boards, Queen Rania Europe and Deputy General in 2008 and its Extraordinary roles, he held the roles of response to conflicts in
continues to contribute to the work Manager of ATV, an independent Commissioner before being Chairman of the UN Commission Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Colombia
of the United Nations Foundation Non-Executive Director at Türk appointed National President on Sustainable Development and Libya.
(UNF) and the World Economic Telekomünikasyon A.S. and as a of the Italian Red Cross and Secretary-General of the
Forum (WEF). member of board of Directors at Association in 2017. Norwegian Red Cross.
Euronews.
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Day 2 The quest for socio-political and economic justice is necessary for the envisioning of a peaceful world.
However, the contemporary world continues to be further fragmented by civil wars, refugee crises,

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mass migration and the rise of xenophobia. This situation calls upon the world to consider ‘justice’
in all its various dimensions, particularly in light of the fact that the United Nations, which helped
mediate trust and security between nations after WWII, is failing to adequately address the current

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crises. Economically and militarily powerful countries continue to shape the global discourse in favour
of their own interests at the expense of socio-political and economic justice. This situation makes it
incumbent upon us to discuss the place of and need for justice in an increasingly fragmented world.

• Why has the current world order failed to achieve justice and who is
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responsible for it?

• Who defines the contemporary norms of justice?

Justice in a • Why are international institutions like the United Nations failing to
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promote justice?

• Is there a need to change the Security Council’s structure to achieve a just

World system?

• What is the role of rising powers in establishing a just world order?

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In Pursuit of Justice in a Moderator

Fragmented World Fatih Er

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of the Republic of Turkey
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has served as the President of Turkey since August 10, 2014 and is the first President
of Republic of Turkey elected by popular vote. He is also the founder and Chairman of the Justice and
Development Party. The first major breakthrough in Mr. Erdoğan’s career was his election to the office
of the Mayor of Metropolitan İstanbul. There, he was able to solve some of the most chronic problems
facing the city such as clean water, garbage collection and traffic congestion. Prior to his presidency,  he
served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2014. During his tenure he addressed many issues ranging from
democratisation to the economy; expanding democratic rights of Kurds, Alawites and minorities in the
country as well as overseeing an increase in per capita income from $3,500 to almost $11,000. Leading
a country in one of the most volatile regions of the world, he has been a staunch supporter of regional
initiatives and reform in international institutions. President Erdoğan was sworn in on July 9, 2018 as the
first President of the new Presidential System, which Turkey adopted  following a constitutional amendment
approved by a referendum on April 16, 2017.
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1 The Belt and Road Initiative and its Implications for MENA

2 Western Mainstream Media and Coverage of the Muslim World

3 Perpetuating or Breaking the Syrian Stalemate?

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Muslim Minorities in South Asia: India, Myanmar and Sri Lanka

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Is there a Trump Doctrine in American Foreign Policy?

6 Activities of Terrorist Groups Abroad: FETO and PKK

7 Turkey’s Foreign Policy in an Age of Crises

8 Turkey’s Security Policy: National Defence Industry and Cross Border Operations

9 The Fate of Palestine: The Crisis Deepens

10 Turkey’s Political Landscape under the New Presidential System

11 The Political Atmosphere in Egypt: Reconciliation or Regression?

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