Conference Program

This panel examines the dynamic evolution of foreign policies in Asia, focusing on the interplay between historical legacies, contemporary geopolitical strategies, and identity formation. By comparing these diverse case studies, the panel aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how historical legacies and contemporary geopolitical challenges shape foreign policy and identity in Asia.

This panel examines multiple dimensions of international security. It assesses the roles of the EU and NATO in cybersecurity, regional dynamics in transatlantic relations and the Middle East, and Japan's collaboration with NATO. Through thorough analysis, it offers insights into evolving security paradigms and mechanisms for cooperation. By exploring these dimensions, the panel contributes to a comprehensive understanding of global stability dynamics, emphasizing the importance of effective collaboration in addressing contemporary security challenges.

Panel on European Contributions to IR and Development.

The panellists will confront on a number of common issues on a new shared world order.

The goal of this panel is to address selected challenges faced by the institutions of global financial and monetary governance. Papers in the panel look at such issues as the condition of major international currencies, financing problems faced by selected countries and organizations, as well as the concept of sovereign debt regime.

The session examines the connection between environment diplomacy and energy transition on one hand and social movements and the struggle for rights on the other. It examines the role of diplomacy in addressing these complex issues and the disorder it creates by highlighting the importance of multilateral cooperation and grassroots activism.

This panel explores the evolving foreign policy landscapes of Latin American nations in the face of a shifting global order. It moves beyond the traditional focus of the United States' influence in the region and examines how Latin American countries are engaging with new actors and challenges.

This panel offers insights into diverse security issues. It delves into the discourse surrounding the US' extended nuclear deterrence in NATO, exploring how discursive strategies sustain its perceived effectiveness. Additionally, it evaluates Mexico's participation in the Elsie Initiative Fund, comparing its efforts to promote gender equality in peacekeeping with other nations. Lastly, it examines how non-state actors like ISIS derive ontological security from apocalyptic visions, expanding the concept beyond traditional state-centric frameworks.

Exploring democracy, human development, and competition for a New Shared Global Order.

What does winning mean when in order to achieve victory on the battlefield, states engage in acts that harm civilians, destroy critical infrastructure and/or occupy territory long after the battles have ended? Should sovereignty remain unchallenged when a state’s actions produce humanitarian disasters? If not, how does this change the way we think about security and sovereignty?

This panel explores innovative approaches and challenges in contemporary Latin American foreign policy. It delves beyond traditional security concerns to examine how the region is grappling with issues like gender equality, regional integration, and ungoverned spaces. By examining these diverse topics, the panel highlights the region's proactive engagement with new agendas and the ongoing search for solutions to complex challenges.

The panellists will explore political and cultural challenges arising from the differences between states and coalitions.

This panel navigates five distinct international relations topics. It begins by analyzing the evolving relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia amidst regional security challenges, including the Israel-Hamas conflict. Subsequently, it explores Brazil's leadership in establishing the Zone of Peace and Cooperation in the South Atlantic, illuminating geopolitical dynamics. Following that, it assesses China's impact on security in India's Northeast, focusing on territorial disputes. Then, it scrutinizes the legitimacy crisis facing UN peacekeeping operations, emphasizing Global South perspectives. Finally, it investigates gender inequality's role in shaping states' crisis behavior, challenging traditional security notions.

The panel gathers contributions that look at multiple dimensions of regional development. On one hand, the papers in the panel look at the economic development models of the developed countries, using the European Union's economy as a case study. On the other hand, the papers indicate challenges to economic development in the Global South, rise of inequalities in particular.

This panel explores the evolving relationship between the Global North and the Global South within the context of a changing world order. It moves beyond traditional power structures to examine the rise of new actors, the impact of domestic politics, and the implications for international cooperation. This reframing could involve exploring how the EU's development policy is adapting to a world with a more assertive Global South, or how the concept of "international partnership" reflects a shift from traditional aid paradigms.