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about the future of the international posing a threat to national unity. The
system: Is it still possible to reform the second part focused on the transformation
United Nations system, especially the of rules of engagement, highlighting the

Security Council, despite its rigidity and increasing Israeli violence in Gaza,
inability to adapt to the new balance of excessive deterrent force, and the long
power? Or does reality dictate the need to war, along with the confusion in decision-
consider the establishment of an making processes within Israel and the

alternative global order—something that absence of a cohesive collective mindset.
usually only happens after major shocks The report also discussed the decline of
like world wars? non-state groups such as Hamas and
Hezbollah, raising questions about

Following this, the second session began whether this decline is tactical or a
under the title “The Regional System… strategic fading. It reviewed the Lebanese
Shrinking Axis of Resistance and scene from limited engagement to open
Disruption in Normalization war. The third part of the report tackled

Calculations,” chaired by Prof. Ahmed the internal Israeli conflicts, noting that all
Youssef and with speakers Dr. Moataz parties are competing from a right-wing
Salama, Prof. Nevine Mosaad, Dr. platform, reflecting the narrowness of the
Mohamed El-Sayed Idris, and Dr. Ali political spectrum there. It also discussed

Galal Maouad. Dr. Moataz Salama began Hamas’ position in power despite the war
by thanking and welcoming his colleagues and its public conflict with the Palestinian
and Prof. Dr. Ahmed Youssef. He then Authority, raising questions about the
discussed the Arab and Middle Eastern reality of joint Palestinian action.

systems and the interactions between The Arab section concluded by analyzing
them, focusing on developments in 2024. the Gulf Cooperation Council countries’
He pointed out that the “Arab” section of positions on normalization, highlighting
the report covered numerous issues, but the divergence among Gulf stances and the

the topic of the “Axis of Resistance and national calculation differences between
the Disruption of Normalization them, and the upcoming Arab Summit’s
Calculations” was chosen as the focus, internal divisions. It raised the question of
without limiting or diminishing the how topics and solutions to Arab regional

importance of other topics. conflicts can be presented amid ambiguous
The Arab system was divided into three Arab roles and a dysfunctional Arab state.
parts. The first part addressed issues of the
Arab system, most notably: from the “Al-

Aqsa Flood” to the “Northern Flood,”
indicating the symbolic beginning and end
of a pivotal year in the region. It also
analyzed the reality of chronic Arab crises

that have become a stable deadlock
without full settlements—such as in
Yemen, Libya, Sudan, and Lebanon—

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