EduAsiaNews, Jakarta – Acting rector of the Veterans National Development University of Jakarta (UPNVJ), Nur Syarifah, has affirmed that diplomacy, mastery of knowledge and sharp geopolitical analysis are part of implementing the values of “bela negara”, or state defense, in facing contemporary global challenges. The statement was made in the presence of sixth president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the opening of the 38th Indonesian National Meeting of International Relations Students (PNMHII) at the Bhinneka Tunggal Ika Auditorium at UPNVJ in South Jakarta. The forum, hosted by UPNVJ for the first time, brings together International Relations student delegations from more than 40 universities in Indonesia to discuss changes in the world order and the future of Indonesian diplomacy.
Themed “The Instability of World Order: The Dynamics of Global Governance and Shifting Hegemony amid the Rise of Middle Powers”, the 38th PNMHII is a venue for exchanging ideas on the instability of the international order, changes in global governance, shifting hegemony and the growing influence of middle powers.
In her remarks, Nur Syarifah highlighted the increasingly complex geopolitical changes in the world. According to her, the fading stability of the global order and the shifting centers of international power require Indonesia to continue strengthening its diplomatic capacity and to prepare a young generation able to critically understand the dynamics of relations among countries.
“The world is currently in a complex geopolitical transition, marked by the fading stability of the global order, the shifting of hegemonic poles and the growing role of middle powers,” Nur Syarifah said in her remarks.
She said Indonesia has bargaining power as well as great responsibility amid these changes. Therefore, International Relations students are expected not only to understand diplomatic theory but also to develop strategic thinking to read national interests within the international political constellation.
