The context of wars, the weakening of multilateral forums, and attacks on national sovereignty was the starting point for the debate held in... Advanced Studies Center (NEA) from the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/Fiocruz) on April 15th.
With the theme 'Legal rupture, international instability and fracture of sovereignty: challenges to the global order in the 21st century', the session was broadcast on the channel of IOC The YouTube video featured four panelists:
Celso Amorim, chief advisor of the Special Advisory Office of the President of the Republic;
Carla Jimenez, former editor-in-chief and managing editor of the newspaper El País Brasil;
Francilene Garcia, president of the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science (SBPC) and professor at the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG); and
Christian Lynch, professor at the Institute of Social and Political Studies of the State University of Rio de Janeiro (Uerj).
At the opening of the event, the director of IOCTania Cremonini de Araujo-Jorge highlighted the importance of the session.
"This is an extremely relevant topic. The international instability we are experiencing is making the whole world feel insecure," Tania stated.
The coordinator of the Center and emeritus researcher at FiocRuz, Renato Cordeiro, commented on the current scenario.
“The diplomatic tools of the 20th century cannot contain the warlike impulses of the 21st century. The language of force supplants international treaties, and instability ceases to be a risk and becomes a paradigm,” said Renato, recalling that in 2024, the world recorded the highest number of armed conflicts since the Second World War.
In a pre-recorded video statement, Amorim cited attacks on the multilateral trading system, the United States invasion of Venezuela, the genocide in Gaza, and US President Donald Trump's threat to destroy Persian civilization in Iran as among the events that indicate the end of the old global order.
The ambassador defended efforts to restore democratic ideals against unilateralism and the use of force.
"It is necessary to make an effort to work on these issues, however difficult it may be. We cannot give up and let ourselves be overcome by discouragement," declared Amorim.
Amorim's assessment was reinforced by Carla, who pointed to the complexity of the international political landscape and the influence of large technology companies on public debate.
"While big tech companies are amplifying the power of the far right, it's becoming easier to communicate and find echo chambers in the response," the journalist reflected.
Francilene highlighted the role of science, emphasizing the importance of producing information and protecting its integrity, given that narrative disputes are part of current conflicts.
“Science should not be an accessory in the debate, but rather the main critical infrastructure of sovereignty. We need stable funding and the integration of science with other public policies,” argued the president of the SBPC.
Francilene also invited everyone to the organization's next meeting, which will take place from July 26th to August 1st in Niterói, with the theme "Science for all: sovereignty, development and inclusion".
Lynch considered that the current instability reflects a shift in the historical cycle, marked by the process of "deglobalization." He assessed that there is a crisis of neoliberal democracy, with a progressive emptying of its civic dimension.
“Thinking about how it is possible to reinvent democracy is a historic task. It is necessary to put fundamental values of this regime back at the center of public life, such as solidarity, shared responsibility, and a common destiny,” the political scientist pointed out.
The context of wars, the weakening of multilateral forums, and attacks on national sovereignty was the starting point for the debate held in... Advanced Studies Center (NEA) from the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/Fiocruz) on April 15th.
With the theme 'Legal rupture, international instability and fracture of sovereignty: challenges to the global order in the 21st century', the session was broadcast on the channel of IOC The YouTube video featured four panelists:
Celso Amorim, chief advisor of the Special Advisory Office of the President of the Republic;
Carla Jimenez, former editor-in-chief and managing editor of the newspaper El País Brasil;
Francilene Garcia, president of the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science (SBPC) and professor at the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG); and
Christian Lynch, professor at the Institute of Social and Political Studies of the State University of Rio de Janeiro (Uerj).
At the opening of the event, the director of IOCTania Cremonini de Araujo-Jorge highlighted the importance of the session.
"This is an extremely relevant topic. The international instability we are experiencing is making the whole world feel insecure," Tania stated.
The coordinator of the Center and emeritus researcher at FiocRuz, Renato Cordeiro, commented on the current scenario.
“The diplomatic tools of the 20th century cannot contain the warlike impulses of the 21st century. The language of force supplants international treaties, and instability ceases to be a risk and becomes a paradigm,” said Renato, recalling that in 2024, the world recorded the highest number of armed conflicts since the Second World War.
In a pre-recorded video statement, Amorim cited attacks on the multilateral trading system, the United States invasion of Venezuela, the genocide in Gaza, and US President Donald Trump's threat to destroy Persian civilization in Iran as among the events that indicate the end of the old global order.
The ambassador defended efforts to restore democratic ideals against unilateralism and the use of force.
"It is necessary to make an effort to work on these issues, however difficult it may be. We cannot give up and let ourselves be overcome by discouragement," declared Amorim.
Amorim's assessment was reinforced by Carla, who pointed to the complexity of the international political landscape and the influence of large technology companies on public debate.
"While big tech companies are amplifying the power of the far right, it's becoming easier to communicate and find echo chambers in the response," the journalist reflected.
Francilene highlighted the role of science, emphasizing the importance of producing information and protecting its integrity, given that narrative disputes are part of current conflicts.
“Science should not be an accessory in the debate, but rather the main critical infrastructure of sovereignty. We need stable funding and the integration of science with other public policies,” argued the president of the SBPC.
Francilene also invited everyone to the organization's next meeting, which will take place from July 26th to August 1st in Niterói, with the theme "Science for all: sovereignty, development and inclusion".
Lynch considered that the current instability reflects a shift in the historical cycle, marked by the process of "deglobalization." He assessed that there is a crisis of neoliberal democracy, with a progressive emptying of its civic dimension.
“Thinking about how it is possible to reinvent democracy is a historic task. It is necessary to put fundamental values of this regime back at the center of public life, such as solidarity, shared responsibility, and a common destiny,” the political scientist pointed out.
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