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foundations upon which Western

hegemony was built. Although rising
powers, especially China, were previously
seen as the main challenge, the paradox

now lies in the fact that the biggest threat
to the liberal order may come from within
itself—specifically from within the United
targets in Gaza by analyzing vast
States due to internal economic and
datasets, including communications,
political changes. Second, the impact of
satellite imagery, suspicious activities,
transformation on the Global South: Dr.
and technologies based on facial and
Kars questioned whether the Global South
voice recognition. Despite their apparent
is merely a recipient of these changes or if
precision, these technologies rely on
it plays an active role. She used Africa as
inputs that may be inaccurate,
an example, noting the intense
explaining the large number of civilian
international competition over the
casualties. There is growing concern that
continent from major powers such as
this method may become a new “trend”
China and Russia, as well as regional
in future wars. This point is essential to
powers like Turkey and the Gulf states.
understanding how modern technology
Despite this, some African countries have
has transformed the nature of warfare in
begun to play flexible and negotiated roles,
Gaza and should have been included
such as diversifying international
under the section on "technological and
partnerships and avoiding dependence on
military developments."
a single actor.
At the end of this fruitful session, Prof.
Third, epistemological structuring in the
Hassan Nafaa concluded by speaking
field of international relations: she pointed
about the most prominent issues
out the centrality of Western thought in
discussed in the annual strategic report,
the discipline of international relations,
notably the rapid collapse of
where Western—particularly American
international institutions established
and European—theorizing dominates the
after World War II, which had formed
field. However, there have been attempts
the foundation of the system of
by researchers from the Global South to
international justice and legitimacy—
present theoretical alternatives that move
such as the International Court of
away from Western centrism and address
Justice and the International Criminal
real issues that traditional Western
Court. The moral and legal role that
literature cannot adequately tackle. This is
Western powers had claimed,
sometimes referred to as the movement of
particularly in protecting human rights,
decolonizing global knowledge in
has regressed, as these values have either
international relations. Dr. Kars
been targeted or neglected in practical
concluded her remarks by referring to a
reality. This erosion in the performance
report from The Economist magazine
of institutions raises fundamental
stating that the Israeli army is using
questions
artificial intelligence systems to identify its

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