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NATO & the Global Enduring Disorder

October 2022

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With October drawing to a close, we have seen new aspects of the Global Enduring Disorder revealing themselves through a range of novel and interconnected international developments. This month, our Project Leads and Fellows have examined: how Liz Truss's resignation demonstrates that British parliamentary democratic institutions are capable of holding leaders accountable for their disordering actions; why protests against the Iranian regime should be supported by a 'unified' value-orientated West; how minilateral agreements and strategic relationships can be fostered by the nations with seemingly bad relationships, such as Turkey and Israel; and how we can continue to chart a pathway away from disorder by working towards better communication, coordination, and strengthening global institutions to tackle social unrest, climate change, and anti-democratic leaderships.

Of paramount interest to the Enduring Disorder team is determining how Western coordination on the War in Ukraine, peace-making in Libya, Yemen, and Syria, climate policy, and other challenges are affected by political volatility within major world powers. It seems that the silent ripples of the Enduring Disorder are permeating deeper into institutional and social fabrics, making political outcomes in far flung geographies like Lebanon, England, and Brazil increasingly trend towards disorder. As always, we are here to provide analysis, insight, and potential solutions to our Enduring Disorder and hope you will engage with the work we have been doing to unpack this era.

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New Perspectives on Disorder

▪ What Happened to Liz Truss Can’t Happen Here: Brian Klaas (Project Lead, Neo-Populism) explains for The Atlantic that Liz Truss’s resignation paradoxically shows that British democracy is still working. However, American democracy continues to flounder in a system that cannot hold its party leaders accountable. Read more...
What Happened to Liz Truss Can’t Happen Here: Brian Klaas (Project Lead, Neo-Populism) explains for The Atlantic that Liz Truss’s resignation paradoxically shows that British democracy is still working. However, American democracy continues to flounder in a system that cannot hold its party leaders accountable. Read more...
▪ This revolt is existential for Iran’s evil regime: The young protesters’ battle for freedom and equality is more likely to succeed with our support, but what can and should the West to do help Iran move away from its current political regime? David Patrikarakos (Project Lead, Unregulated Cyberspace) explores for The Telegraph. Read more...
This revolt is existential for Iran’s evil regime: The young protesters’ battle for freedom and equality is more likely to succeed with our support, but what can and should the West to do help Iran move away from its current political regime? David Patrikarakos (Project Lead, Unregulated Cyberspace) explores for The Telegraph. Read more...
▪ Charting a New Direction - Turkey and Israel Normalise Ties: Although pundits racing to ring the death knell for Israel-Turkey relations, it was never a foregone conclusion that their strategic relationship was over. Burcu Ozcelik (Project Fellow, NATO & its Adversaries) for Manara Magazine. Read more...
Charting a New Direction - Turkey and Israel Normalise Ties: Although pundits racing to ring the death knell for Israel-Turkey relations, it was never a foregone conclusion that their strategic relationship was over. Burcu Ozcelik (Project Fellow, NATO & its Adversaries) for Manara Magazine. Read more...
▪ Arab Geopolitics 2022 - A region between conflict and normalisation: Umberto Profazio (Project Fellow, NATO & its Adversaries) explores the new version of a non-aligned movement emerging in the MENA region in a policy paper for the NATO Defense College Foundation. Read more...
Arab Geopolitics 2022 - A region between conflict and normalisation: Umberto Profazio (Project Fellow, NATO & its Adversaries) explores the new version of a non-aligned movement emerging in the MENA region in a policy paper for the NATO Defense College Foundation. Read more...
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Ordering the Disorder

NCUSLR Webinar: 'Jason Pack - Libya, Ukraine, NATO, and the Global Disorder', 14 November, 11:00EST/16:00GMT

On 14 November at 11:00 EST (16:00 GMT), the National Council on U.S. Libya Relations (NCUSLR) is hosting a webinar to mark the first anniversary of Jason Pack's (Founder & Director) book Libya and the Global Enduring Disorder. Jason and a panel of experts will discuss:

▪ How are developments in Libya representative of the current state of Global Affairs which Jason terms ‘the Global Enduring Disorder’?
▪ How can Libya get out from this enduring disorder?
▪ What are the lessons from Libya as a case study about how the enduring disorder play out in other domains like Ukraine?
▪ What should be the the U.S. try to do in the Middle East and elsewhere to mitigate the spread of the Enduring Disorder?
How are developments in Libya representative of the current state of Global Affairs which Jason terms ‘the Global Enduring Disorder’?
How can Libya get out from this enduring disorder?
What are the lessons from Libya as a case study about how the enduring disorder play out in other domains like Ukraine?
What should be the the U.S. try to do in the Middle East and elsewhere to mitigate the spread of the Enduring Disorder?
▪ If you have not already, we would like to invite you to follow NATO & the Global Enduring Disorder on Twitter (@NATOfightsback) and LinkedIn. We post updates on articles as they are released, keeping track of recent developments of the Enduring Disorder.
If you have not already, we would like to invite you to follow NATO & the Global Enduring Disorder on Twitter (@NATOfightsback) and LinkedIn. We post updates on articles as they are released, keeping track of recent developments of the Enduring Disorder.
▪ While the NATO & the Global Enduring Disorder site and social media accounts continue to provide you with analysis on this era, you may be aware that our main push is towards the podcast. Our interviews with high-profile historians, diplomats, and officials are ongoing and early episodes are now being edited - be sure to stay tuned and visit our site for more updates. You'll be hearing from us this Autumn/Winter.
While the NATO & the Global Enduring Disorder site and social media accounts continue to provide you with analysis on this era, you may be aware that our main push is towards the podcast. Our interviews with high-profile historians, diplomats, and officials are ongoing and early episodes are now being edited - be sure to stay tuned and visit our site for more updates. You'll be hearing from us this Autumn/Winter.
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Thanks for reading, clicking, listening, and engaging. We hope we will be writing to you from a more ‘ordered’ world next month, but don’t hold your breath.

Jason Pack & the Global Enduring Disorder team.

 
 
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