Obama and the Foundation of a New World

Despite many observations that can be recorded on the method adopted by U.S. President Barrack Obama concerning either his unclear method while dealing with the peace process in the Middle East, or his flexibility toward the Israeli extremism in the continuing settlements and the neglect of Jerusalem issue, it’s well known to the observer that during recent times, Obama outlined with soft diplomacy a number of steps. If applied, these steps will build a new world based on cooperation and integration instead of conflict and confrontation. The most important steps are:

1. Pushing the U.N. Secretary Council with all its members to adopt resolution 1887, which calls for building a new world free from nuclear weapons. The characteristic of this resolution is that it doesn’t only call for putting an end to the spread of nuclear weapons, but it pulls these weapons out of the world through a gradual effort, starting from the nuclear arsenal removal field to the international treaty for removing weapons of mass destruction worldwide. Obama summed up his point of view by saying that it’s impossible to win a nuclear war and therefore, such war must not occur.

2. The historical resolution to cancel the U.S. missile shield project in Eastern Europe – regardless the motives of this resolution and the unclear discussion concerning a new project – provoked worldwide relief, particularly in Russia, which took the initiative to abandon the project of spreading ballistic missiles in Kaliningrad and directing them at European countries. This resolution brought about a positive atmosphere of cooperation and a will to work on ending the clash in favor of crisis management and the search for peaceful solutions.

3. Although the meeting patronized by Obama between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in New York didn’t lead to tangible results and was in the interest of Netanyahu’s agenda, particularly in terms of the continuity of the settlements, it reflected the devotion of Obama to the peace process and his determination to find an acceptable solution for the Arab-Israeli conflict. Perhaps this requires accuracy from the Arab and Palestinian part, while dealing with the stage and its dues, without providing any free concessions in the name of the peace process.

4. The spread of peace and the global trend towards nuclear disarmament are likely to find the necessary confidence in order to resolve complex issues. This includes the Iranian and Korean nuclear files being dealt with via dialogue instead of the threat of sanctions, the military option and with what paves the way to open nuclear files protected until now by the United States. In particular, I refer to the Israeli nuclear file. There’s no doubt that what Obama is calling for can’t be realized in the short term after all these wars and conflicts that the contemporary world had seen. Furthermore, we must realize that all these are not Obama’s responsibility only, but also the responsibility of countries that are facing serious challenges related to the existence, values, freedom and lives of humans.