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SUMMARY:Bridges or walls: a cooperative or competitive planet? - Farukh Am
 il
DTSTART:20221101T193000Z
DTEND:20221101T210000Z
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CONTACT:108896
DESCRIPTION:As the world becomes increasingly hotter and more crowded\, th
 e competition for resources and control has accelerated. \n\nThe existenti
 al challenges caused by human induced Climate Change and the clash of ideo
 logies\, each professing 'superior' values for global society has led to c
 ompeting visions for the future. \n\nInterventionist wars and population g
 rowth have fuelled increased human movement across the planet at a time wh
 en the rich have got richer and the poor have become poorer. \n\nResurgent
  xenophobia and protectionism have eroded the recent romance with globalis
 ation and have put the UN and the multilateral agencies on the defensive. 
 \n\nChina's global vision for the 21st Century sees it reaching out with i
 ts Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). But is it as inclusive in terms of shared
  development and prosperity as China claims?\n\nThe Western Alliance has n
 ot put forward a bold global development plan\, arguably leaving the field
  to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Its response has been to critici
 ze and fear China's initiative and only offer up plans on paper - primaril
 y designed to lure countries away from the BRI\, describing it as exploita
 tive. \n\nUntil recently the West's response was spearheaded by former Pre
 sident Trump's 'America first' centred vision - which includes ending 'end
 less wars'. \n\nBut is this approach dissipating as his critics would like
  to think? As strategic competition ramps up\, is the answer to global hum
 an security more collaboration?\n\nJoin us to hear from Intellectual Forum
  Senior Research Associate and former diplomat "Farukh Amil":https://www.j
 esus.cam.ac.uk/farukh-amil.\n\nOnline and in-person registration is availa
 ble on our "Eventbrite page":https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bridges-or-wal
 ls-a-competitive-or-cooperative-planet-tickets-388072153257.\n\n*More abou
 t the speaker:*\n\nWith 35 years of diplomatic experience\, Farukh Amil ha
 s served as Pakistan’s Ambassador to Japan\, Ambassador and Permanent Re
 presentative to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva and Ambassador/Deputy Pe
 rmanent Representative to the UN in New York. He also served in Washington
 \, Ankara and Cairo.\n\nPrior to leaving the world of formal diplomacy\, F
 arukh has held several key positions including Chair of G-77 (2018)\, Chai
 r OIC (Organization of Islamic Conference\, 2017-2019)\, President UNCTAD 
 Commission on Investment\, Enterprise and Development (2018). \n\nHe also 
 served on Human Rights Council (2018) and Conference on Disarmament (2017-
 18) was elected Asia-Pacific Member of Human Rights Council Working Group 
 on Situations (2018) and elected as President of CCW (Certain Conventional
  Weapons 2019).\n\nHe can now be heard speaking at international seminars\
 , thinktanks\, the UN and many universities across the world on multilater
 al topics ranging from sustainable development goals to LAWS (Lethal Auton
 omous Weapons Systems).
LOCATION:Frankopan Hall\, West Court\, Jesus College\, Jesus Lane\, Cambri
 dge\, CB5 8BL 
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