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As the global liberal order faces challenges in the form of power shifts and ongoing conflicts across the world, Qatar Foundation’s Doha Debates will bring young people and political and academic experts together for a town-hall-style debate on the kind of future we should create.
The town hall, titled ‘Global order: Which principles should shape our future?’, will take place on December 6 at 5:30pm at Qatar National Convention Centre.
Examining the competing values and principles that underpin our societies, including individualism versus collectivism, tradition versus modernity, and freedom versus order, guests will discuss which building blocks are essential to creating a better world.
Doha Debates’ youth-driven town halls, where students and recent university graduates join expert panellists in lively discussion of critical global issues, aim to amplify the voices of young change makers. They also incorporate elements of the Majlis, creating a welcoming space for meaningful discussion of diverse views.
Panellists for the December 6 event are Victor Gao, chair professor of Soochow University in Taipei and vice-president of the Center for China and Globalisation; Hina Rabbani Khar, chair of the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs Committee and former foreign minister of Pakistan; and Vali Nasr, a professor of international affairs and Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins University and an analyst specialising in the Middle East and the Islamic world.
Moderating the town hall is journalist Femi Oke, a CNN and Al Jazeera veteran and co-founder of Moderate the Panel, a diverse female moderators’ bureau. Approximately 20 students and recent graduates from campuses across Doha will join her onstage, asking questions of the panel and offering their own perspectives.
This event is presented in partnership with Doha Forum.
Tickets can be reserved via Eventbrite at GlobalOrder.Eventbrite.com
"At a time of steadily increasing debate over the liberal international order, this town hall aims to uncover some collective truths about the values and principles that should shape our future,” said Amjad Atallah, managing director of Doha Debates. "We’re honoured to once again partner with Doha Forum, a leading global platform for reflective, action-oriented dialogue. We’re looking forward to an open, honest debate of what our world should look like—and how we get there.”
The full town hall recording will be published on Doha Debates’ YouTube channel in the weeks following the debate.