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Geoeconomic Forum, Association for the World Economic Development Studies.
The Geoeconomic Forum is Croatian think tank specialized for the issues of foreign policy and processes of integration in South-East Europe.

We live in integration times

Since we live in integration times Geoeconomic forum(GEOFO) considers important to provide and spread of knowledge about processes of integration and foreign policies which have power to affect the Republic of Croatia, and every day life of its citizens, Southeast Europe, Europe and the World.

The Forum encourages that kind of Croatian economic culture that gives the advantage to the social solidarity.

Geoeconomic forum is dedicated to being a resource to help people better understand  Southeast Europe, Europe, the World and the foreign policy structural and political  choices facing Croatia and the Region.There is a real lack of konwledge about these things international, and purposes  of Croatia's diplomacy.

Geoeconomic forum is oriented to quality, independence,  and impact. Activities, the analysis and recommendations of GEOFO' s experts  absolutley reflect its commitment.

Geoeconomic forum member of Silk Road Think Tank Network (SiLKS)www.esilks.org

The Silk Road Think Tank Network (SILKS) was launched during the 2015 Silk Road Forum held on October 28th and 29th, 2015, in Madrid. The Network includes more than 40 other think-tanks and international organizations.

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GEOEKONOMSKI FORUM SIGNED TRANSPARENCY REGISTER

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News

New book "Enhancing Global Governance in a Fragmented World: Prospects, Issues, and the Role of China" launched

BEIJING-22 August – 2024 - Center for China and Globalization (CCG) & Springer Nature launched  a new book „Enhancing Global Governance in a Fragmented World: Prospects, Issues, and the Role of China“ on  August 22, 2024, at Center for China and Globalization's  Headquarters in Beijing. 

The book , coedited by CCG President Huiyao Wang and Secretary General Mabel Lu  Miao, points out the need for a more universal, inclusive, and multilateral approach to reforming global governance.

During the launch, Dr. Jasna Plevnik, who contributed to the book with a study „China's role in modernization and stabilisation of the contemporary post-Cold War order”, said the book was written largely with in mind the necessity of stronger international cooperation, a new kind of multilateralism, and improved global governance. - It is critical to focus right now on global governance because that force for providing global public goods becomes less capable of balancing common and national interests among states fairly and without conflicts – Jasna Plevnik emphasized.

Cooperation in the cyber area within the digital BRI has great potential

ZAGREB -  2 - JULY-  2024 - The President of the Geoeconomic Forum Croatia  Jasna Plevnik met with Shanghai top-tier scientists for cyberspace issues led by Xu Jiong, Director General of Cyberspace Administration of Shanghai Municipality, on July 2, 2024. 

In the discussion, the potential of cooperation in the cyber area within the framework of the digital BRI was particularly emphasized.

Delegation from the Institute for Evaluation Studies (CASSES) visits the Geoeconomic Forum

ZAGREB-29 May- 2024- On the morning of May 29, Dr. Jasna Plevnik, President of the Geoeconomic Forum Croatia, met with a delegation from the Institute for Evaluation Studies (CASSES) from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a renowned think tank based in Beijing.
President Jasna Plevnik welcomed the Director of the Department of Institutional Evaluation, Prof. Hu Wei, and other members of the Delegation researchers, Dr. Lu Yizhou and Dr. Liu Xiaoyu.

Research and opinion

Jasna Plevnik for China Daily: EU member states must find a way to halt the growing power of the European Commission leadership over the past five years

 

EU faces a time of challenges

Boosting group's competitiveness, managing relationship with Beijing among major issues ahead

 

Chen Weihua

By Chen Weihua in Brussels | China Daily | Updated: 2024-10-03 07:50

 

https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202410/03/WS66fddc56a310f1265a1c605a.html

 

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Conferences and publications

Jasna Plevnik writes about "China's capacity to consolidate economic globalization"

 

Dr. Jasna Plevnik - Behind Globalization: Geoeconomics of International Relations

JASNA PLEVNIK'S NEW BOOK “CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE’S IMPACT ON EUROPE“, PRUNUS PRESS USA, 2022

 

The BRI and Southeast Europe 6 By Jasna Plevnik

About us

GEOFO, association for world economic development studies, specialized for the issues of economic globalisation in Croatia and South-East Europe expresses its orientation through the interconnection of interests of economy, diplomacy and national security.

GEOFO advocates for the domination of economic function in foreign policy of the country, but its every conference considers important to encourage the kind of Croatian economic culture that gives the advantage to the social solidarity in relation to unlimited freedom of profit.

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