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The UN has also served as a guarantor of national sovereignty, which reflects Multilateralism is still prevalent. She also mentioned that we have important
the reality of its founders. And that the world is in desperate need of such opportunities to make progress such as the upcoming general assembly high
realism today as we face crises that require cooperation.Then she mentioned level event in September which will see our leaders, member states take part in
that one in every ten of us still lives in extreme poverty. At least half of the key meetings including the high level political form of sustainable
world's population lacks access to adequate sanitation, social protection and development, and the United Nation‟s anniversary in 2020, is considered to be
essential health services,and there is still the case that if you are a woman or a golden opportunity to galvanize commitment to multilateralism and to
from a certain minority, you‟re more likely to become less distinctive, change the way it works. It's a chance to make UN more effective, transparent
marginalized, discriminated against and subjected to violence and relevant to the peoples.
We must also know how to face the urgent challenges, not just the dramatic Her concluding point was that there's a need for leadership from Egypt, as it
shifts in demographics and technology, because they offer great opportunities was one of the four African states to sign the UN charter in 1945. And it was
only if we can deal with them well. For instance, Automation would generate also one of just five Arab states. She also added that Arab and African
significant development in productivity, job creation and innovation. But of countries have enormous opportunities, for instance, seven of the ten fastest-
course they come with risks; for example about two thirds of jobs in developing growing economies this year are predicted to be African. The Arab region now
countries would be lost for robots. And we must have policies in place to ensure has huge potential to become a leader in the nuclear energy. And with
that technological developments yield is end game . intelligent strategic planning, they can make sustainable development a reality .
By working together including the African Union and the League of Arab
And finally we must focus on the trends of the big-picture; such as urbanization, States, we can lead the change to restore faith in our global governance
mobility, displacement and transitions in the global political landscape .Then system.
she outlined four important points which are climate change, economic
development, the frame of the social contract, and the future of international She also mentioned that the vast majority of young people played a vital role
system. She then turned to the good news and said that while multilateralism in social cohesion and progress, so her message to the students was that the
may be under threat, it's still alive. An overwhelming majority of states world needs them .
recognize that cooperation isn't a threat to sovereignty; on the contrary, it
strengthens states' capacity to pursue their interests and solve their problems And then she concluded her speech with quotations by our late President
while sharing the burdens and the cost. For instance, the adoption of the Anwar Alsadat, in which he said “Peace and prosperity are closely interlinked"
sustainable development goals and the Paris climate convention also show that and "Peace is a dynamic construction to which all must contribute.”
Political Science and The Making of Pain
powerful: Allah. This is in case the controller is than the blazing fire about which all the religious
evil. Actually, since the dark realism is dominating messages have written. His hell was the ability of
political science, the meaning of power here is the each of the three heroes (Garsan, Estelle and Enas)
ability of achieving "pain" and "torment" to others. to exercise pain upon the other equally. Pain was
So long as the individual is capable of inflicting not basically physical but incorporeal. Each one of
pain on another individual, he would be his master them possessed a method through which he or she
and more powerful. But, what if all people are equal would exterminate any moment of rest for the
Engy Khaled in their power, capability and wisdom? What if the other two. Any of them searching for a supporter
Political Science Teaching Assistant "power difference" condition is no longer available? to his beliefs, would find no one. Garsan, the
escaper from the war, found no one to calm him
What if each person has the cause for controlling
For those who do not know, the word "politics" and oppressing others? What if "making pain" down that he did not run away, but he was looking
or "Seyasa" is derived in the Arabic language from becomes widespread so that all people mastered it? for realizing his dreams of peace. Enas, who was
"sas". It means "taking care of others' affairs and Herein fall all Fredrick Nietzsche's hypotheses in suffering from deviational tendencies and sexual
being able to tame it". In fact, the political science is which he demanded that the powerful would own anomalies, would find no one to help her attain her
founded on the basis of "power relations" because it and enslave the weak in exchange for the total desires. Also, Estelle, who adored men, found no
is obvious that the man whose mission is to make subversion of the weak. Some would say that the one to satisfy her suppressed needs. What was
politics is the man who is more able and more rest of his dissertation is that those who are equal in more humiliating was that they would remain
powerful. The nature of this power is not strictly their power would be masters and none of them together forever. Hell does not end at all.
defined whether it is physical or mental or both would take over the other. But what if there are no So, for this play, as for Thomas Hobbes,
together. In general, this is not within the realm of weak individuals those masters invigorate and "equality in the ability of creating pain" would
the article. necessarily mean hell. And paradise lies in the
survive upon their destruction? Here rests the
So, in the political science, there is an everlasting dilemma. Thomas Hobbes spoke about a case like existence of the difference of power, that pain
would be unilateral in which the other partner
balance between people: a balance of power. As the that and called it metaphorically "early state of
case of intuition, the more powerful man suddenly nature" which is prior the establishment of the would be suppressed and humiliated. Although
is controlling the relatively weak man. In this lies major sign of civilization, "the state". He described this may seem to the reader unjust and unfair, it is
the stability of life. It is because the weak would this stage in all people are equal in their power and true. The ability of all to make pain in a parallel
leave it all together upon the more powerful to get violence. Thus, it is "the war of each individual way would make the world unbearable and the
conflict would be eternal. Some would inquire:
the grip over his affairs either in good manner or in against each individual". It needn't be said but the from where does the intuition of "power difference
evil manner. And in both cases, the weak extracts a woe is for those who live in a world characterized
good interest which is: either he would get security by the war between each person against the other between people" come? The answer is "from
from the one controlling for good goals. Or he persons. God"! Life, in its two parts: the earthly and
would find a reason for looking at himself as a In his famous play, "No Exit", Paul Jane Sartre, the afterworld, is held upon the principle of "god
creates the universe" and "the creatures subjugate
victim and thus the path is well-established for him French philosopher, presented a thought experiment to the creator". The capability of the creatures
to complain, to revolt, or to pray to the ever- in which he embodied hell in a totally different way would never surpass that's of God. Even the
powerful: Allah. This is in case the controller is retribution on the judgment day (in the three
evil.
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make pain in a parallel way would make the world lies upon this power difference: Allah would
unbearable and the conflict would be eternal. Some punish and reward while Man and "Jinn" would be