30/04/2026
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30/04/2026
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Where is the Arab League? What has the Organization of Islamic Cooperation done? What about other international institutions? These are legitimate questions. But making them the center of every debate reflects a misunderstanding of how political action works. Organizations are not independent actors. They are frameworks that bring together states with different priorities, sovereign calculations, and political constraints.
The problem is not the existence of these institutions, nor their symbolic or coordinating value. The problem is treating them as the only possible path for collective action. When political action is confined to formal structures, societies often fall into passive waiting instead of searching for more flexible and effective forms of alignment.
The positions taken by some Latin American states, and by European countries such as Spain and Ireland, show that convergence on just causes does not always require a single institutional umbrella. It requires clarity of conviction and the willingness to translate that conviction into a political position.
Sometimes, it is more useful to stand with those who truly believe in the cause than with those who merely share a formal framework but lack the will to act.
The central question, therefore, should not be: Which organization brings us together? It should be: Who shares the same vision, and who is prepared to turn it into practical action?
Major causes are not advanced by big names, formal meetings, large delegations, or repeated statements. Real influence comes from will, clarity, and the readiness to bear the cost of a position. The point is not to abandon existing institutions, but to abandon the illusion that they are sufficient. Institutions do not create impact simply by existing. When there is no will, structures cannot compensate. When conviction exists, more effective spaces of action can emerge beyond traditional frameworks.
By Abdulaziz Al-Anjeri
