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January 20, 2026

After Gaza, who sets the rules of global justice?

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Since Gaza, the post-World-War-II moral order has come under renewed scrutiny. This Western-built framework of norms and institutions, created to prevent war and uphold human rights, brought the promise of shared rules and restraints. But critics now argue that it either fails in moments of crisis or mainly restrains the weak. 

In this episode, expert guests Bruno Maçães, David Oldroyd Bolt, Dr. Randa Slim and Wadah Khanfar debate whether the ethical principles at the heart of international law can—and should—be repaired. Taking Gaza as the starting point, the conversation widens to the West and beyond, asking what moral framework should guide justice in a multipolar world.






Participants

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Randa Slim

Foreign policy professional and founding director of the Initiative for Track II Dialogues at the Middle East Institute

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David Oldroyd-Bolt

Historian, writer and broadcaster

Wadah Khanfar

Wadah Khanfar

President, Al Sharq Forum

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Bruno Maçães

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Mohamed Hassan

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