Global Disorder, Moral Agency, and the Imperative of Conscience : Shared by Fouad Kronfol

Excellent article by S Reddy on global moral issues basing her views on Gandhian and feminine precepts. Well worth circulating to our readers.
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Global Disorder, Moral Agency, and the Imperative of Conscience: The Present and Emerging Geopolitical Context

Sudha Sreenivasa Reddy 

Katoikos World

February 16, 2026 Click here for the article

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Drawing on Gandhian ethics, feminist peace theory, and Global South perspectives, the author argues that the current global crisis is fundamentally one of conscience.

Reddy contends that violence has been normalized as an organizing principle of the international system, with civilian populations systematically denied food, water, shelter and medical care despite existing legal frameworks. 

The International Court of Justice's provisional measures in South Africa v. Israel, she notes, demonstrate that international law is acknowledged in principle but remains selectively enforced in practice. 

She examines the political economy sustaining armed conflict — particularly the military-industrial complex — and argues that genuine peace requires justice, inclusion, and accountability, not merely the absence of conflict. She calls on educators, policymakers, and citizens to treat conscience as a form of public political responsibility.

"Law becomes just a symbol, a procedure that inevitably fails those it is meant to protect. This is the real risk of law without conscience."

"Peace without conscience boils down to an insincere performance rather than being transformative, as it should be."