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Governor of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) Agus Widjojo Wednesday in Jakarta hoped that the Jakarta Geopolitical Forum could encourage efforts to build geopolitical resilience in all regions of the world. He said, the forum which carried the theme Mapping the Future of Geopolitics was also expected to create new breakthroughs in shaping the balance of interests between countries around the world. Agus Widjojo also said that with the aim of encouraging global and regional geopolitical development, the Forum held for the second time is expected to also be able to influence the changing world of governance.

“While the purpose and objective of this forum is a description of global and regional geopolitical developments as well as the impact and influence on changes in the new world order or disorder. Geopolitical recognition, all knowledge of all regions of the world. A balance of interest, rather than a balance of power,” Agus Widjojo said.

The Jakarta Geopolitical Forum is organized by the National Resilience Institute of the Republic of Indonesia. This forum was attended by a number of geopolitical experts, both from within and outside the country. Some points discussed in the one-day forum included political economy, world peace and security and humanitarian issues. Approximately 400 participants attended the forum discussing the future of the geopolitics of the world from various backgrounds including academics, practitioners, bureaucrats, entrepreneurs and politicians. The Jakarta Geopolitical Forum was officially opened by Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi. (VOI/ANDY/AHM)