2002
STATE OF THE FUTURE
IN EGYPT
SUMMER REPORT
[ PHILADELPHIA, USA ]
July 18-19, 2002
SOFIE OUTLINE
 CONTINUED INTERACTIONS
The Millennium Project – Cairo Node Partnership
 IMPLEMENTING THE FUTURE
New Partnerships
 September 11 Aftermath :
Visions in Global Collective Future
The Triple Demands
MILLENNIUM PROJECTCAIRO NODE INTERACTIONS
ON
 Future Science and Technology ..
Management and Policy Implications ,
 Counterterrorism Scenarios ,
 Global Goals for 2050 ,
 Environmenal Security and
Military Request
 SOF – ARABIC VERSIONS
IMPLEMENTING THE FUTURE
I
MODERNIZATION OF EGYPT :
FRSC – Cairo University Millennium Symposium II
IMPLEMENTING THE FUTURE II
FRANCO – EGYPTIAN PARTNERSHIP
EuroProaspctive – FRSC “FUTURIBLES”
IMPLEMENTING THE FUTURE
 Modernization of Egypt and Peace Scenarios :
FRSC – Cairo University Millennium Symposium II,
December 24-27, 2001
 Sensing the Future :Franco – Egyptian Partnership,
in Communication – Information Systems (October 2002)
in Tourism and Heritage (October 2003)
DR. FABIENNE GOUX - BAUDIMENT MEUBLAT - SHAEER (MODERATORS)
 euroProaspctive – FRSC “Futuribles”:
The Future of Education in Egypt
 proGovern Proposals
 New Futurists (Zagazig, Kuwait, Syria)
SEPTEMBER 11 AFTERMATH:
Towards
Prosperous Global Collective Future
THE TRIPLE DEMANDS
 New Global Order
 New Global Partnerships
 New Greater Global Dialogue
UN CULTURAL DIVERSITY COMMITTEE:
GLOBALIZATION .. Or NEW GLOBAL ORDER
DEMAND ?
“the current pattern of international relations
generated by the political, economic,
and cultural manifestations
of globalisation
had to be replaced by a new global order
founded upon new principles”.
[UN cultural diversity committee report]
“Crossing the Divide”, October 2001
UN CULTURAL DIVERSITY COMMITTEE:
NEW GLOBAL PRINCIPLES
 Equality between all nations without discrimination
 The reassess of the commonly held concept of
the “ENEMY” in the current global cultural climate,
 The equitable distribution of power among nations,
 The individual responsibility for political decisions,
 The establishment of alliances on the bases of the
fundamental issues that concern humanity.
[UN Cultural Diversity Committee Report]
October, 2001
MILLENNIUM PROJECT:
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS ,
THE PRAGMATIC DEMAND
“Creating global partnerships
between the rich and the poor,
to make the world work for all,
which seemed like an idealistic slogan before
September 11th,
may prove to be the most pragmatic direction,
as the possibilities increase that individuals may
one day have access to weapons of mass
destruction”.
[MP/AC/UNU, 2002 SOF Executive Summary]
CAIRO NODE:
TOWARDS GLOBAL COLLECTIVE FUTURE
“Global; or humanity’s collective future depends on
 adherence to the principles of international legitimacy,
 reinforcing the ability of the UN to act as umbrella
beneath which justice among nations can be achieved,
 and the exercise of dialogue among civilisations”
[ Visionists’ Council of Cairo Node, and FRSC ]
of Cairo University, 2001
CAIRO NODE:
GREATER GLOBAL DIALOGUE DEMAND
“To invite US intellectuals,
and intellectuals from around the world ;
those who justified the US war against
terrorism as a “Just War”
(The letter of the Institute of American Values, 12
February 2002) ,
and those who criticised it
(letter of April 2002)”
[ EL-Sayed Yassin , AL-Ahram Newspaper ],
Visionists’ Council of Cairo Node
 TO ENGAGE
In an Open and Constructive Dialogue of Civilisations,
Reaching Solutions that Will
SAVE THE INTELLECTUAL COMMUNITY
from DANGEROUS POLICIES
 TO STIMULATE DEBATE
among the International Community of Intellectuals
on the MOST APPROPRIATE MEANS
to SECURE A COLLECTIVE FUTURE FOR HUMANITY
 HOPING
that it will ELICIT IDEAS AND CRITICISMS that will
Enrich Discussion and Help IMPROVE THE TEXT ON :
Terrorism - Counterterrorism
Clash of Civilisations,
Middle East - Global Peace Crisis
Global Dialogue
TERRORISM - COUNTERTERRORISM
MILLENNIUM PROJECT TEXT:
“Tragically, the low-technology
but high – impact attacks
in September 11,
demonstrated that
terrorism is increasingly destructive,
widespread,
and difficult to prevent”
[MP/AC/UNU, 2002 SOF Executive Summary]
TERRORISM - COUNTERTERRORISM
CAIRO NODE TEXT I:
“ We hold the right to life and safety as the most
basic human right, must be respected by all
nations and guaranteed effectively by the UN”.
 Terrorists, political leaders, and criminals
who violate this right should be brought to
account before the International Criminal
Court,
an institution Intended by the international
community to prosecute war criminals, and for
which the US continues to withhold support.
TERRORISM - COUNTERTERRORISM
CAIRO NODE TEXT
II:
“We affirm, from the outset,
our unequivocal condemnation
of the terrorist attacks
against the US in 11 September”
[ Visionist’s Council, Cairo Node ]
TERRORISM - COUNTERTERRORISM
CAIRO NODE TEXT III:
“ We further condemn
attacks against civilians on principles,
whether they occur in the US;
as happened on 11 September,
or in Afghanistan ;
as during the US compaign ,
or in Palestine ,
in the West Bank and Gaza ”
[ Visionists’ Council, Cairo Node ]
THE CLASH OF CIVILISATIONS
(RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC CONFLICTS)
THE MILLENNIUM PROJECT TEXT :
“The severity of religious and ethnic
conflicts has escalated to nuclear
brinkmanship between India and Pakistan ..
forcing a variety of discussions, ranging
from ethical issues, to the design of research
in the roots and remedies”
[MP/AC/UNU, 2002 SOF Executive Summary]
THE CLASH OF CIVILISATIONS
RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC CONFLICTS
CAIRO NODE TEXT:
“ We believe that there is
no clash between civilisations,
and that all people of the world, including
the Arabs and Muslim peoples ,
aspire to live in peace,
in a climate of respect
for human rights ”
[ Visionists’ Council, Cairo Node ]
THE MIDDLE EAST – GLOBAL PEACE CRISIS
CAIRO NODE TEXT I :
 The US administration’s habitual division
of the world’s nations into
“good” and “evil”,
 fixed concept that
“who aren’t with us are against us”,
 and the intellectuals’ concept
of the “just war”
are the potentials to spark
religious and ratially motivated
regional and international conflicts
CAIRO NODE TEXT II:
We observed with concern
 the growing hostility
towards Arabs and Muslims in the US media
following the attacks of 11 September.
 Arabs and Muslims
have invariably been portrayed
as potential terrorists,
to be viewed with suspicion.
 Islam
has been assailed as a religion
that breeds and encourages terrorism.
CAIRO NODE TEXT III:
These compaigns ignore the fact that
terrorism is a worldwide phenomenon,
and that extremist political and religious
movements exist in every country,
including the US
CAIRO NODE TEXT IV:
The declared intention to strike Iraq
militarily and to oust its regime outside of
the framework of international legitimacy
threatens chaos in international relations
and destroys the very foundation
of the international law
CAIRO NODE TEXT V:
The implicit carte blanche to Israel to
unleash its compaigns of aggression against
the Palestinian people poses a grave threat
to regional security in the Middle East, and
exposes the Palestinian people to enormous
suffering in contravention of all
international treaties and conventions
GREATER GLOBAL DIALOGUE
CAIRO NODE TEXT I:
We praise the initiative of UN SecretaryGeneral, forming a committee representative
of the diversity of the contemporary
cultures,
writing a collective report on the
“Dialogue Among Civilisations”, and the
crucial report “Crossing the Divide”,
of October 2001
GREATER GLOBAL DIALOGUE
CAIRO NODE TEXT II:
Such dialogue should take place within the
UN framework, specifically the General
Assembly in a special session,
and should be based on the UN-sponsored
report “Crossing the Divide”
of October, 2001
GREATER GLOBAL DIALOGUE
CAIRO NODE TEXT III:
In this context, however, a clear distinction
must be drawn between
the legitimate right of a people to resist
foreign occupation, and terrorism,
the latter being rightly condemned by the
international community