Changes in the international balance of powers alongside global events that took place this past year reflect the growing gap between modern challenges and the ability to overcome them. "Disorder" is wearing down the stability in the international system: the stirring riots in the Middle East, the global economic crisis, global warming, the Iranian threat, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the safety of using nuclear energy, international terror, growing poverty, fundamentalist Islam, and more. What are the characteristics of the new international system in relation to the rise and fall of world powers? How should we cope with a geopolitical reality that is growing more complex? Can significant changes be implemented in the structure and authority of international organizations? Can we still hope to find some order in the global disorder?

Moderator:

Mr. Nadav Eyal, Israel

Chief Editor, International News, Channel 10, Israeli TV; Senior columnist, Ma’ariv

Participants:

Professor Shlomo Avineri, Israel

Professor Emeritus of Political Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Former Director General, Israel's Foreign Ministry; Recipient of the Israel Prize for Political Science

Professor Anthony H. Cordesman, USA

Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC; National Security Analyst, ABC News; Former Professor of National Security Studies, Georgetown University; Former Director of Intelligence Assessment, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Former Director of International Staff, NATO; Former Director, International Staff, NATO - Warsaw Pact Analysis Group

Professor Yehezkel Dror, Israel

Professor Emeritus of Political Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Founder and Former President of the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI); Receipent, Israel Prize (2005)

Professor Niall Ferguson, UK

Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History, Harvard University; William Ziegler Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs; London School of Economics

Professor Dominique Moisi, France

Professor of International Affairs; Founder and Senior Advisor, French Institute of International Affairs; Professor, Institute of Political Studies; Visiting Professor, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government