Bakhmut falls, Erdogan leads and DeSantis blunders the launch of his White House Bid as hundreds of thousands flee fighting in Sudan... can the disorder be quelled or contained?
To many it was barely news when the World Meteorological Organisation announced that for the first time, global temperatures are more likely than not to reach 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.5 degrees Fahrenheit) within the next five years. In Russia, it was certainly news when the first Ukrainian partisan attacks on Russian soil in Belgorod with the aim of capturing Russian territory. Meanwhile, warring generals continue to battle in Sudan while the dust settles from yet another round of violence between Israel and Gaza.
To discuss this and other manifestations of our Enduring Disorder, please join us on June 9th at 5pm SOAS University in London is hosting an event in the SOAS Main Building, Khalili Lecture Theatre, Torrington Square, London, with Jason Pack to commemorate the Arabic translation of his book, in conversation with John McHugo (author of 'Concise History of the Arabs', Board Member at CAABU) and Tim Eaton (Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House). More info below...
Here at the NATO & the Global Enduring Disorder Project, we are excited to launch our own Instagram page, which we invite you to follow! This month our experts examine the rapidly evolving conditions of our global disorder: from the significance of Erdogan's likely victory in Turkey to the end of US Pandemic-era migration policy, pivotal Thai elections and a return to the roots of Putin's disordering madness in Ukraine.
You can read these articles and further cutting-edge analysis on our site. As always, we are here to provide analysis, insight, and potential solutions to the Enduring Disorder.
New Perspectives on Disorder
▪Erdogan: A Failure of Moderate Islamism Arthur Snell (Project Lead, Climate Change and Geopolitics) traces Erdogan's history, from example of pragmatic Islamism to corrupt autocrat and enabler of Global Enduring Disorder, in Not All Doom. Read more...
▪The Myths and Madness Behind Putin's Invasion: David Patrikarakos (Project Lead, Unregulated Cyberspace) reviews a magisterial new work which delves deep into the roots of conflict which many failed to predict... in The Times. Read more...
▪In America's Competition with China, Democracy Could Lose: This month, Thai voters came out against the military parties and expressed their desire for democratic civilian governance, with Washington and Beijing watching on with trepidation. Ahead of the elections, Brian Klaas explained the significance of this key democratic test, in The Atlantic. Read more...
▪The End of America's Title 42: Alexandra Hall Hall (Project Lead, Neo-Populism) writes in Byline Times about the end of Title 42, America's pandemic-era anti-migration policy, and the question of migration across the US political spectrum. Read more...
▪Sudan Tests the Limits of Middle Eastern De-escalation: The stakes in Sudan are high. A war between generals threatens to prolong and spread disorder in the region... but can regional and international powers coordinate to find a solution? James M. Dorsey (Project Lead, The Struggle for Global Leadership) explores in The Turbulent World. Read more...
Ordering the Disorder
Book Talk with Jason Pack at SOAS University, Khalili Lecture Theatre, Torrington Square, London, Friday 5pm June 9th.
Jason Pack (Founder, Director) will appear in conversation with John McHugo (author of 'Concise History of the Arabs', Board Member at CAABU) and Tim Eaton (Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House) at SOAS University of London, SOAS Main Building, Khalili Lecture Theatre, Friday 9th of June from 5pm - 7pm to talk about his book Libya and the Global Enduring Disorder and commemorate its new translation into Arabic, while also exploring its significance in the light of unravelling crises in Sudan and Ukraine. It is the first book about post-Qadhafi Libya by a Western observer to be translated into Arabic. The event is being hosted by the SOAS Department of Politics and International Studies as well as The Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy. Find the link to the event page and further details here.
Jason recently appeared on AlJazeera Inside Story to give his take on the troubling developments in Libya and Sudan, and also appeared as keynote speaker at the Tunis International Book Fair earlier in the month, which you can watch here.
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Jason Pack & the Global Enduring Disorder team