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SUMMARY:CIRS and GRC Al-Jisr Project
DESCRIPTION:On October 11–14\, 2009\, the Al-Jisr working group participants were invited to Doha by CIRS and the Gulf Research Center (GRC) to conduct the project’s second meeting. Supported by the European Commission\, Al-Jisr is a two-year project on “Public Diplomacy and Outreach devoted to the European Union and EU-GCC Relations.” The initiative aims to enhance public as well as professional knowledge and understanding of the European Union and its policies and institutions among GCC citizens.  \n \n \nOver the course of two years\, the Al-Jisr working group participants are to conduct research on a multitude of issues related to the EU and GCC ranging from higher education analysis to political reform and trade relations between the two entities.  \n \n \nDuring the Doha meeting\, Al-Jisr project leaders Christian Koch and Giacomo Luciani gave an overview of the meeting’s main aims and objectives\, citing it to be comprehensive research and the results of which will be invaluable to EU and GCC policy toward each other.  \n \n \nMost of the topics under discussion were focused on outlining the economic status of GCC countries and in-depth analysis of particular economic enterprises ranging from oil and gas production and exports to exchange rate policies and joint venture formations between the EU and GCC countries. In addition\, a wide range of related subjects such as economic diversification into alternative and nuclear energies\, tourism\, and other socio-economic initiatives were also discussed. At the project’s conclusion\, all the chapters will be published as an edited volume which will be instrumental in guiding future EU-GCC policies.  \n \n \n  \n \n \nParticipants and Discussants include: \n \n \nChristian Koch\, GRCF\, GenevaGiacomo Luciani\, GRC Al-Jisr ProjectZahra Babar\, CIRS\, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in QatarSelen Guerin\, The Centre for European Policy Studies\, BrusselsJohn Sasuya\, GRCJoerg Beutel\, Konstanz University of Applied SciencesAli Aissaoui\, APICORPHans-Georg Müller\, GTZ\, DamascusMehran Kamrava\, CIRS\, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar Carol Lancaser\, Georgetown UniversityEckart Wörtz\, GRC\, Dubai Attiya Ahmad\, Duke Islamic Studies CenterJocelyn Mitchell\, Georgetown UniversityNate Hodson\, Princeton UniversityRachida Amsaghrou\, GRCF\, GenevaAna Echagüe\, FRIDE\, MadridRaja Alkami\, Asian Studies CenterShannon McNulty\, Texas A&M University at QatarKenneth Wilson\, National Research Foundation\, UAESteffen Hertog\, Sciences Po\, ParisKhalid Almezaini\, University of ExeterEdward Burke\, FRIDE\, MadridAbdelkader Latrèche\, Government of Planning\, QatarNatalia Alshakhanbeh\, World Trade Organization\, GenevaSuzi Mirgani\, CIRS\, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in QatarAbdullah Baabood\, GRC Cambridge Radhika Kanchana\, Sciences Po\, Paris \n \n \n  \n \n \nArticle by Suzi Mirgani\, CIRS Publications Coordinator
URL:https://cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/event/cirs-and-grc-al-jisr-project/
CATEGORIES:Focused Discussions,Regional Studies
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SUMMARY:Carol Lancaster on Wealth and Power in the New International Order
DESCRIPTION:Carol Lancaster\, Interim Dean of the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington\, DC\, was invited to Doha to give a CIRS Distinguished Lecture on the topic of “Wealth and Power in the ‘New International Order.’” Lancaster was introduced by Lamia Adi\, a sophomore GU-Q student and President of the DC-Qatar Forum\, which fosters inter-cultural dialogue between students on the DC and the Qatar campuses. \n \n \nIn addition to an extensive career in government\, Lancaster has been a consultant for the United Nations\, the World Bank\, and numerous other organizations. She serves on the board of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy\, Vital Voices\, the Society for International Development\, and the advisory board for Center for Global Development. \n \n \nBeginning the evening’s lecture\, Lancaster said that the “basic message today is that we are living in a slow-moving and fundamental transition in wealth and power in the world\, involving changes in the distribution of wealth\, a redefinition of power\, and challenges to world order.”  \n \n \nIt was necessary\, Lancaster argued\, to answer three broad questions in order to elaborate upon the reasons for these paradigmatic shifts\, including: 1) What was the nature of the “old world order”? 2) What changes have occurred that have contributed to a different world today? and 3) What are the consequences for international balances of power\, wealth\, and order? \n \n \nThe “old world order\,” Lancaster noted\, was largely defined as being state-centric; states were the major actors\, and had the ability to use their power to effective ends. The two “super powers” of the United States and the Soviet Union that dominated the international scene for many decades of the twentieth century were prime examples. As such\, Lancaster argued that one of the markers for the end of the “old world order” could be defined as the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. She added that\, to a certain extent\, we miss “the certainties and the clarity that made the old world order\, if not bearable\, at least\, understandable and often predictable.” In the “new world order\,” Lancaster argued\, “the state has not ended and is not going to end. States are still the major actors in the world but military force\, as the United States has demonstrated in the last four or five years\, is not enough to control events.” \n \n \nFurther\, in the “old world order\,” wealth across the globe\, Lancaster said\, was concentrated and imbalanced and still is\, to a certain degree\, but not as sharply as it was in the past. The hemispheric divides that were characterized by a rich North and a poor South are now being blurred as there has been tremendous economic and social progress in many of the countries that were once considered “Third World” and under-developed. Lancaster argued that “not only has there been progress\, but that progress has been enough in some parts of the world so that the old names of ‘the rich North’ and ‘the poor South’ are no longer relevant\, and we have a much more diverse world” as a result. This\, she maintained\, has lead to increasing international economic inter-dependence between nations\, which is mostly beneficial\, but is also a key factor in the current global economic recessions. \n \n \nView the presentation from lecture below: \n \nWealth and Power in the New World Order  from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar \nAdumbrating the causes that have lead to these changes\, Lancaster said that the most important factors were related to revolutionary advancements in technology; achievements in global education and access to knowledge along with an increase in life expectancy; developments in a country’s capacity that makes full use of its human and natural resources; and growing prosperity that can be considered both an effect and a cause of these factors. Although we think we are living in a time that is marked by various global conflicts\, Lancaster said “the data show that the number of conflicts – civil conflicts in particular – have declined since the early 90s” and so the new world order can be largely characterized by relative political stability. \n \n \nAnother major change that will define the “new world order\,” Lancaster noted\, is related to demography and the changing nature of the world’s population. Current prosperous nations have largely ageing populations\, whilst developing countries have youthful populations\, which will necessarily shift the entire international economic and social patterns of the future. With an estimated world population of 9 billion in 2050\, this will have dramatic effect on resources and climate. \n \n \nConcluding the lecture\, Lancaster argued that globalization in the form of international social and economic integration has been vital to the de-concentration and distribution of wealth and the redefinition and decentralization of power. As a result\, we have seen the dynamic emergence and influence of non-state actors\, including international organizations – both benevolent and malevolent\, informal networks\, and individuals connecting with one another across boundaries. There is strength and yet\, at the same time\, great vulnerability in such an interdependent world. \n \n \nDr. Lancaster is Interim Dean of the School of Foreign Service in Washington\, DC. She is also a Professor of Politics in the School of Foreign Service with a joint appointment in the Department of Government. \n \n \nShe has been a Carnegie Fellow and a recipient of a fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies. She has also been a Congressional Fellow\, a Fulbright Fellow and a visiting fellow at the Institute for International Economics and (currently) the Center for Global Development. \n \n \nDr. Lancaster has also had an extensive career in government. She was the Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development from 1993 to 1996. She worked at the U.S. State Department as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from 1980-81 and for the Policy Planning Staff from 1977-80. In addition\, she has been a Congressional Fellow and worked for the Office of Management and Budget. \n \n \nShe has been a consultant for the United Nations\, the World Bank and numerous other organizations. She serves on the board of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy\, Vital Voices\, the Society for International Development and the advisory board for Center for Global Development. \n \n \nArticle by Suzi Mirgani. Suzi is CIRS Publications Coordinator.
URL:https://cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/event/carol-lancaster-wealth-and-power-new-international-order/
CATEGORIES:American Studies,Dialogue Series,Distingushed Lectures,Regional Studies
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