Leader e intellettuali si sono riuniti in Azerbaigian per il Forum politico dell’ADA per esaminare il cambiamento del potere a livello mondiale, la sicurezza energetica e il futuro della cooperazione internazionale.
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00:00At the end of the day, we're in the process of shaping what that new order is like.
00:04We can't cling to a past in terms of a Western-dominated order
00:10because the West doesn't make up the majority of the world.
00:14And so it's forums like these, and we're bringing that into the dialogue,
00:20and that's important.
00:22And that is, they're shaping the norms, they're shaping the rules,
00:26and that is the future.
00:30It's for the seventh time, the big group of international experts from different countries
00:43visit Azerbaijan to address important issues of global agenda.
00:48And at the same time, all these visits help to know Azerbaijan better,
00:57to feel the pulse of the country.
00:59The seventh ADA political forum took place in Azerbaijan under the theme
01:03Facing the New World Order.
01:06Organised by ADA University and the International Centre for Analysis of International Relations,
01:12it was an opportunity for open dialogue about issues including regional sovereignty,
01:17economic transformation, and geopolitical changes and instability.
01:21I think the origins of this sort of instability to like go back probably 10 years or so,
01:26maybe to the rise of China and the collapse of the Western financial system in 2008 to 2009.
01:33And then suddenly we found the alternative models on display.
01:36It wasn't just the Western financial model, the Western political model which was on display.
01:40So there's a drift towards people and countries thinking about, well, is the Western model right for us?
01:45Maybe the other models.
01:47A drift away from multilateralism and towards, if you like, multipolarity or what you might call minilateralism,
01:53which is smaller groupings and countries working together to achieve their own objectives.
01:57Changes in this global power balance and the importance of responsible partnerships and multilateralism were hot topics.
02:04The global shift and role of Europe and beyond in that global conversation was also debated.
02:10The European Union is the best thing in the world, which is a very good thing, but it has its faults.
02:16And I think it's good to kind of get out of the bubble and have discussions that the global south is there.
02:21You know, you have other powers like China there.
02:23I think it's crucial to have those dialogues because without it, we just live in a bubble and don't understand other cultures, other people.
02:31And I think that doesn't make sense because, you know, it makes us a bit full of ourselves.
02:36This already established platform allows us to play an important role as a geographical, political, economic and transportation bridge between region of Central Asia and Europe.
02:53And we know that there is a big interest now to Central Asia from the West, whether it's European Union or United States or other international institutions.
03:04And, of course, planning the long term cooperation with that region, it's only enough to look at the map to understand that Azerbaijan cannot be avoided.
03:1680 attendees from 44 countries traveled to Karabakh University as part of the forum.
03:24It was the first international event to be held in Konkendi and was seen by many as a reflection of Azerbaijan's openness to further dialogue and international cooperation.
03:36We are trying to understand what's happening with the world, because the world is going through tectonic changes with the new U.S. administration, with the situation in EU countries and also with the conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza.
03:48We're trying to understand how the world is shifting and how Azerbaijan can be part of this new reality, new dynamic and how we can contribute to world peace, global peace.
03:59Addressing energy security and climate change in tandem was one of the challenges presented at the forum.
04:05If your energy security means pumping more emissions into the atmosphere and destroying the planet, then that's not that wouldn't be my version of energy security.
04:12How you actually deliver that energy security through increasing use of renewables and green energy and fewer, less and less use of hydrocarbons has been the big issue.
04:22Having said that, of course, is right at the moment the whole cost of the transition to the green transition, if you like, how quick it will be, how expensive it will be.
04:32Now some more people are talking about that.
04:35So I think that's, again, quite a difficult conversation that's taking place in the world about how to balance the energy security over the medium term with climate change over the long term.
04:44With lots of food for thought, the key takeaways will no doubt ensure the conversations about the new world order continue despite the forum concluding.
04:53Thank you very much.