MAIN THEME:
The 12-Day War: Geopolitical Shockwaves and Geo-economic Reordering in a Fragmenting World
Discussion Tracks / Sub-Themes:
- Collapse of Trust: Diplomacy in the Age of Betrayal
- The disintegration of the Iran Nuclear Deal
- Lessons from America’s strategic unreliability
- Future of multilateral diplomacy and Muslim-majority states
- Geopolitical Fallout: From the Middle East to Eurasia
- Israel’s recalibrated military and diplomatic posture
- Iran’s pivot East and deepened alignment with BRICS+
- The role of NATO and Eurasian power shifts
- Geo-economic Consequences: Sanctions, Oil, and the Rise of Alternatives
- Impacts on oil, gas, and inflation in the Global South
- Renewed momentum for de-dollarization and financial realignment
- China, Russia, and alternative payment systems
- Africa in the Crosswinds: Neutrality, Leverage, or Exposure?
- Strategic implications for African nations
- Rethinking Africa’s foreign policy architecture
- Opportunities for south-south cooperation and policy non-alignment
Track 5: Islamic Political Economy and Peacebuilding
- Rethinking Islamic diplomacy: from moral high ground to strategic relevance
- The role of Islamic economics in conflict mitigation and recovery
- Islamic Development Finance and collective security
Outcomes:
- A communiqué summarizing key insights and policy recommendations
- Formation of an Islamic Geo-economics Working Group under AFRIEF
- Policy briefs for African Union, OIC, IsDB, and relevant regional organizations
- Publication of select papers and insights in The Islamic Economist and partner platforms.