Call for Abstracts

Geopolitical & Geoeconomic Risks: Strategies for Sustainability in the Uncertain World

About the Event

The 14th International Conference on Business, International Relations, and Diplomacy (ICOBIRD) 2025 will be held on 20 August 2025, at BINUS University, Alam Sutera Campus. This year, we invite you to join an in-depth conversation on one of the most pressing global issues: navigating sustainability amid rising geopolitical and geoeconomic risks.

Under the theme “Geopolitical & Geoeconomic Risks: Strategies for Sustainability in the Uncertain World,” ICOBIRD 2025 will examine how global power rivalries, economic fragmentation, and strategic disruptions are redefining international relations. The conference seeks to critically explore how international institutions, state and non-state actors, and regional frameworks adapt their strategies to confront climate imperatives, digital transformations, and emerging asymmetries in global governance.

ICOBIRD 2025 will provide a space for reflection and collaboration among scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to develop resilient and inclusive responses that align security, cooperation, and sustainability goals.

Scope of the Conference

We invite contributions that provide fresh theoretical insights and empirical case studies from across the globe, particularly in the following areas:

• Geopolitical rivalries and strategic competition
• Trade, infrastructure, finance, and the weaponisation of supply chains
• Climate diplomacy, environmental security, and sustainability
• Technological sovereignty, cyber security, and digital infrastructures
• The global South’s responses to development asymmetries
• Regional security architectures and multilateral governance models
• Innovations in International Relations and International Political Economy (IPE) theory and methods

Conference Date & Location

Date            : 20 August 2025
Venue         : BINUS University, Anggrek Campus, Jakarta – Indonesia

Invited Speakers

• International Speaker:
  Prof. Dr. Kuik Cheng-Chwee*
  Professor of International Relations, Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS), National University of Malaysia (UKM)
• National Speaker:
  Prof. Dr. Tirta Nugraha Mursitama
  Professor of International Political Economy, BINUS University
• Moderator:
  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lili Yulyadi Arnakim, BINUS University

Important Dates

Organizing Committee

Advisory Board:

• Dr. Nelly, S.Kom., M.M., CSCA
• Prof. Dr. Juneman Abraham, S.Psi., M.Si.
• Prof. Dr. Tirta Nugraha Mursitama, S.Sos., M.M., Ph.D
• Dr. Elisa Carolina Marion, S.S., M.Si.
• Dr. Rini Setiowati, S.E., M.B.A.
• Rangga Aditya, S.Sos., M.Si., Ph.D

Chair:
Dr. OK. Mohd. Fajar Ikhsan, B.A. (Hons), M.Sc., Ph.D.

Co-Chair:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lili Yulyadi Arnakim, B.IRK., B.HSc., M.HSc.

Co-Technical Chair:
Dr. Rhevy Adriade Putra, S.IP., M.A., Ph.D.

Scientific Committee / Publication:
Dr. Miranda Tahalele
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lili Yulyadi Arnakim
Dr. Erryan Tri Ramadhani

Conference Managers:
Mochamad Alvin Dwiana Qobulsyah, S.I.P., M.I.S.
Cynthia S. Romauli Sipahutar, S.I.P., M.Pub.Int.Law

Finance:
Elisabeth Ermuliana Kembaren, S.I.P., M.A.

Promotion and IT:
Galuh Dian Prama Dewi, S.I.P., M.A., CDMP
Tangguh Chairil, S.Sos., M.Si. (Han), M.Si.