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QNALondonAdvisor to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari has stressed that Qatar constantly reviews how it can impact the world and maintain its national security.He was speaking at a session of the London Second Century Conference, organized by the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House). Al Ansari said Qatar’s review of its policies as well as regional and international developments yielded a new theme for Qatar’s foreign policy of being a trusted international partner.A plenary session titled “Perspectives on the future of global order” discussed three potential scenarios for international politics. He said that current global developments are affecting what smaller and medium powers like Qatar can do at the international arena.He said that there are three possible paths; the first is that large powers and competing powers around the world will be set free from the restrictions imposed by the global order. He said that, in that path, the characteristics of the global order that has prevailed since the end of the cold war will be lost. He noted that such a world will be chaotic in nature, motivated by national interests without regard for international needs.He added that the second path is related to liberalism’s inevitability. He noted in that regard that, since World War II, any country had to embrace a path towards liberal democracy regardless of that country’s place in the world under that path. He expressed his belief that this characteristic could change if there is agreement on the essence of the global order and the prevalent values today. page 2
