The United Nations, which was designed to guard world peace, has failed in its mission across the Middle East – due to the inherent contradictions with regard interests of powers involved in the region. Instead competing alliances have emerged, each with its own membership and agenda.

Panel: – Jonathan Hessen, host. – Amir Oren, analyst. – Prof. Zeev Hanin, Expert on Russian and Middle Eastern Studies, Bar Ilan and Ariel Universities. – Dr. Nir Boms – Research fellow, Moshe Dayan center at Tel Aviv University.