US Global Influence amidst the Gaza War: Implications for US Foreign Policy and the Law-Based Order

The wars in #Gaza and #Ukraine have exposed the hypocrisy and double standards of the West, especially the world’s superpower the United States. For months after October 7, the US stood against the world in opposing a ceasefire in Gaza at the United Nations Security Council, ignoring its international obligations and obstructing the work of the ICJ and the ICC in preventing genocide and violations of international law, and continuing to fund and militarily supply #Israel’s onslaught in Gaza, all of which have undermined US global standing and ability to invoke international law elsewhere. This session will discuss the impact of American policy toward the Gaza war on its global influence and standing, implications for the rules-based order and international law after Gaza, and recommendations for US foreign policy under the next administration after the 2024 presidential elections. Speakers Phyllis Bennis, Fellow and Director of the New Internationalism Project, Institute for Policy Studies H. A. Hellyer, Senior Associate Fellow in International Security Studies, The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI); Non-resident Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Wadie E. Said, Professor of Law and Dean’s Faculty Fellow, University of Colorado Law School Sarah Yager, Washington Director, Human Rights Watch Tamara Kharroub – Moderator Deputy Executive Director and Senior Fellow, Arab Center Washington DC 0:00 Introductions 05:31 H. A. Hellyer 18:20 Phyllis Bennis 34:24 Wadie E. Said 50:30 Sarah Yager 1:01:40 QA