Dr. Naledi Modise, a lecturer in political science and international relations at North West University, discusses the US-Iran peace deal and its implications for global commerce on the sidelines of the G7 summit.
of lake geneva where and this is the summit is really being pulled the orbit into of one announcement and that's deal between a the united states and iran end fifteen to weeks of war president donald trump arrived saying he has a breakthrough leaders the european have been congratulating him although they've kept out been of the decision war to go to in the first place everybody place and what is really looking out for is straight the of commerce and whether be that's going to reopened for good dr naledi modise a lecturer is in political science and international relations at north-west university dr modise good morning you thanks for to your time this morning really so lots of bated breath then the sidelines at on of the gee even as things stand are we at a genuine turning point with this u s iran agreement and good morning to the listeners it seems like it from what president trump has said that he he says hopes that all by streets friday the of homes will be opened think that and i is an important important turning point an milestone in this three month which obviously long war they do not expect place to take or to contact on for this long and so the expectation that that or his announcement by friday that everything of limbo should in the state be open is to quite something look forward to and it there seems like is an intention particularly from s the u considering how this particular wall has impacted the global supply chain of oil increased which has you know the oil which has exasperated the increase in the cost of living crisis and so i think genuine intention that there is a from them to have this particular war end because not only the did it increase cost of living but that also the fact it kind of put under scrutiny ability its to work and support that its allies in region so i think that also looking for a genuine they are end to this to this war the europeans were largely sidelined right when the u s made the decision to go to war when it comes to this meeting at the g7 are we expecting that there are going to be expectations they help come that in with a in as clean up far as the fallout from the war please repeat the question cathy asking what i'm you is are we expecting broad the g7 that the countries roped are going to be in to be part of up the clean that has come as a fallout the war from definitely i think that trump's route approach this individuals stick approach that taken he has in this particular war has really alienated the u s in some extent there was a bit i mean of pushback european from the nations in terms so of his attendance and i think that there is an intention from their end to have a more unified approach in the actions taken forward middle east particularly in the about how going then they are to stabilize the region or what support is going to be given to the gulf states who work so closely with the and the united e states so i definitely that there'll be a milk think concerted unified approach in ensuring that peace and stability does place in take the middle east in this this time in ja it also seems that there are going to be a couple of in the elephants room one being india its three of salim's died this was during s a u strike or u s operation in state of homeowners the washington has refused to apologise for that the indian prime minister modi is now under he pressure of course from back home what is what is he going have to manoeuvre to being in the same with room trump and are we likely to see a change of heart on this issue unfortunately i don't think that take the u s will any accountability for this they even may not acknowledge you know the death of these failures because you know in international humanitarian law merchant ships are considered to be civilians so and they were they protected needed to have been they needed not to have been attacked because they need to be a distinction between combatants and the non combatants so the fact that the language even the us has using been in describing this particular incident it disabled saying that an oil tankers attempting to transport iranian oil you know that kind of language was meant to justify its position think and i that despite the major fact that they are trading partners the u s is unlikely like i said you know trump administration has taken a very bright and and a very sort of hostile position particularly when it needs to defend its position these failures so i think that unfortunately will damage have to be collateral in maintaining the relations between india the united and states particularly also in the that the way new relations being reignited between pakistan which is a former which has several relations with india so i think that these unfortunately sales will be collateral damage to this relationship and the u s again unlikely to take any accountability or responsibility which is unfortunate the for prime minister of india because that when he it means goes back home it's to be difficult going to justify the maintenance of this relationship as well ja and will wrap it up then and we with it top a defence official has been abducted there is considered and one of the most brazen kidnapping in years now what is this telling us about the limits of international intervention here sure i think you know the heighten situation very is desperate at this point because mr is the inspector bothered general of the police it's such a high profile so member of the security cluster in that region can it tells us be kidnapped collapse that there is a complete i think particularly of the state haiti of and its institutions and also limitations highlights the of international law because you know are states meant to be sovereign and their not to be any needs intervention from other there cannot so be any interventions in the activities or actions of another state and so i think when there is a complete governance collapse of like this it shows that unfortunately if there is no unified approach in resolving issues particularly the from the u s in resolving the issues within haiti that is going the state collapse to begin to affect them because they are very close in terms of proximity regional proximity and so i think that shows it us the limitations of international law it goes because against the principle of interference the affairs in of the state naledi let me thank you for your time this morning the on global briefing and just giving round us a up of some of those stories international making headlines that's naledi modise lecturer in political science and international relations at north-west university in a moment alright i'm going to be your course taking remember this is our youth broadcast day a special broadcast that we have for you this morning hashtag fifty years later similar cast with the voice going to of wits and you're be hearing more of those a little voices bit later on in the show it is youth day so we all know what the generation of 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