Middle East Centre Gaza Genocide as a Symptom: Fragile World Order and Regional Impacts
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Oct 20, 2025 
Ahmet Davutoğlu, former Prime Minister of Türkiye and expert on international relations, shares his insights on the Gaza crisis and its implications for global order. He discusses the concept of a 'systemic earthquake' in geopolitics and critiques Western complicity in the situation. Davutoğlu elaborates on the shift in U.S. foreign policy post-9/11 and how recent trends in neoconservatism influence current dynamics. He warns that Gaza symbolizes a new colonial phase, emphasizing the urgent need for inclusive governance to counter regional unrest.
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Systemic Earthquake In Global Order
- Davutoğlu calls the current global order a "systemic earthquake" driven by unstable US policy and weakening institutions.
- He links changing US strategies since 2000 to a loss of predictable rules, values, and structures in international order.
Avoid Supporting Illegitimate Interventions
- Davutoğlu advised Turkey not to allow US troops use of its territory without UN legitimacy before the Iraq invasion.
- He argued against involvement in an intervention lacking Security Council authorization.
Four Earthquakes Reshaped The Era
- Davutoğlu maps four 'earthquakes' shaping the modern era: geopolitical, security, economic, and the Arab Spring.
- He uses these to explain recurring instability and the Middle East bearing disproportionate costs of global shifts.
