A Panel Discussion Featuring: Tariq Ramadan, Glenn Greenwald, M. Cherif Bassiouni, and Jennifer Pitts

The uprisings of the Arab Spring, and the prolonged nature of the internal conflicts in Libya and Syria, have once again sparked debate over the status of international law and the use of military intervention to enforce human rights. However, the discourse over humanitarian intervention has often overlooked the more unsavory aspects of liberal thought and Western power politics. This panel will explore the fundamental problems concerning NeoLiberalism and its connections to the development of NeoOrientalist thought. The panel will begin with Professor Pitts providing the historical foundations of liberal thought and its relationship with the colonialist ventures of Western European nations; Professor Bassiouni will then discuss the development of international law in the postWorld War era and its use as an instrument to advance the strategic goals of great powers of the Cold War Era; Mr. Greenwald will then contextualize the use of international law and humanitarian intervention to justify U.S. involvement in foreign countries, especially in the Middle East, as well as advance U.S. geopolitical strategy in the postCold War Era; and it will conclude with a discussion by Professor Ramadan on the academic study of Orientalism, the rise of NeoOrientalism in conjunction with NeoLiberalism, and influence of NeoOrientalist thought in the formation of NeoLiberalism and political policies towards the Middle East and beyond.

Hosted by: Muslim Students Association at the University of Chicago

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