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The symposium witnessed a cross-fertilization between three integrated scientific approaches, which sought to dismantle the complexities of the current international scene from different angles, as the critical philosophical vision overlapped with in-depth legal analysis and geopolitical and economic dimensions, to provide a comprehensive picture of the conflict of international wills and their impact on the concepts of sovereignty and legitimacy.
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For her part, Prof. Fatima Al-Raash reviewed an approach to the "genealogy of American imperialism", explaining how international law is used as a tool to serve the balance of power. It traced the history of US interventions, from Panama to Venezuela, to show how the concepts of “just war” were used to justify the violation of state sovereignty. She also focused on the return of the "Monroe Doctrine", which considers the American continent a vital area of Washingtonian hegemony, noting that the conflict in Venezuela reflects the essence of "American peace» (Pax Americana) based on imposing the will by military and financial force. It concluded by adhering to international law as the only value reference to resist these imperialist tendencies.
As for the intervention of Mr. Ali Abdullah, she analyzed the economic dimensions of the Venezuelan crisis, considering that Trump's policy represents a return to pre-international law and to direct control over energy resources. She explained that the strategic goal is based on “strangling” opponents, specifically China, by controlling Venezuelan oil. The intervention also reviewed the concepts of "new empire" and"vital politics"» (Biopolitics) To explain the mechanisms of controlling peoples' destinies through technology and energy. The researcher pointed out that Venezuela is suffering from a structural crisis due to oil dependence, stressing that the conflict reflects a shift towards the "new mercantilism" where international relations are managed as purely trade conflicts.
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