The main idea of the conference is to discuss geopolitics and geostrategy from both a historical and contemporary perspective.

We will analyze a broad range of geopolitical changes, international strategies and challenges that states and international communities have faced throughout history and will face in the upcoming decades.

𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬:

• History of geopolitics
• Changing global political orders and their impact on international relations
• The role of technology in geopolitics and geostrategy
• New challenges in national security and armed conflicts
• The impact of global warming on future geostrategic decisions
• Democratization and geopolitics – international relations and conflicts
• Cyber security and the strategies of states in the 21st century
• New threats in the context of biotechnology and nanotechnology and international security
• Energy conflict as a geopolitical tool
• The evolution of China's foreign policy and its impact on the world order
• New extremist movements and their impact on international relations
• Geopolitics and geostrategy in the era of globalization – challenges and prospects
• U.S. policy and the future of the global order
• The impact of global migration on international relations
• Energy security and the geopolitics of Central and Eastern European countries
• New challenges in missile defense and global defense policy

The above-mentioned thematic areas are only exemplary – we strongly encourage you to go beyond them. In addition, the speeches may be interdisciplinary in nature, combining a variety of fields.

We believe in freedom of academic discussion and do not censor speeches for worldview or political reasons. Original and unconventional speeches will always find recognition from the Conference Committee.

• Students, Ph.D. students, experienced researchers, and all others interested in the above-indicated fields of research can actively participate in the conference as speakers.
• Passive participants (audience) do not need to possess any prior academic knowledge or background.

We accept presentations in the following languages:

- English

- Polish

Panels (sessions) of the conference will be arranged accordingly.

• Prof. Bogusław Jagusiak (Military Technical Academy) – Chairman of the Conference Committee.
• Prof. Christopher Kelley, LL.M. (University of Arkansas School of Law) – Vice-Chairman of the Conference Committee.
• Prof. David Jones (professor emeritus, American Studies Center, University of Warsaw) – 2nd Vice-Chairman of the Conference Committee.
• Lt. Dr. Iwona Szkudlarek (University of Warsaw) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Dr. Michał Prusinowski (Szczecin University) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Dr. Adam Potocnak (University of Defence in Brno) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Luke Darby Bartosik, LL.M. (President of the Center for American & European Studies)

➤ ACTIVE PARTICIPATION (INFORMATION FOR CONFERENCE SPEAKERS)

Steps necessary to register for the conference as an active participant (conference speaker):

1️⃣ Submit an abstract (200-300 words) and register via the Speaker Application Form at: https://forms.gle/J2cjbXG6n4XS2cHy7

2️⃣ Register via the Speaker Application form by 23.59 on November 24, 2026 (we will not extend this deadline).

🔒 We reserve the right to select abstracts.

📣 The results of the abstract selection process will be announced by November 25, 2026.

3️⃣ Pay the conference fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the qualified speakers via email. The fee must be paid by November 27, 2026 at the latest.

➤ PASSIVE PARTICIPATION (CONFERENCE AUDIENCE)

Steps necessary to register for the conference by a passive participant (audience):

1️⃣ Register via the Audience Registration Form at: https://forms.gle/Y43xsLfWFGVKs7Cb7

2️⃣ Register using the Audience Registration Form by midnight on November 27, 2026 (we will not extend this deadline). Failure to fill in the form will result in the inability to passively participate in the conference (and thus the inability to receive a passive conference participant certificate)

3️⃣ Pay the audience fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the audience via email. The fee must be paid by November 29, 2026, at the latest.

Registered audience will receive the conference schedule with a full list of speakers and titles of their presentations via e-mail before paying. The schedule will be delivered to registered audience via email.

➤ SPEAKERS – 2 options:

• 239 PLN / 65 EUR – participation as a speaker + PDF electronic certificate sent via email (the electronic certificate bears the digital signatures of the members of the Conference Committee and the qualified Szafir electronic signature – the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature – of the President of the Board).

– OR –

• 269 PLN / 75 EUR – participation as a speaker + digital certificate + traditional certificate with a handwritten signature sent via post.

➤ AUDIENCE – 2 options:

• 139 PLN / 45 EUR – audience participation + PDF electronic certificate sent via email (the electronic certificate bears the digital signatures of the members of the Conference Committee and the qualified Szafir electronic signature – the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature – of the President of the Board).

– OR –

• 169 PLN / 50 EUR – audience participation + digital PDF certificate + traditional certificate with a handwritten signature sent via post.

Important! Please use the following pattern when filling in the transfer title field when making the payment of your conference fee*:

"first name and last name – fee for active / passive participation (select the appropriate one) – Conference on Geopolitics and Geostrategy”

* Failure to do so may result in delays in posting the fee on the appropriate account and, consequently, even exclude your participation in the conference.

In the case of co-authorship of a presentation by two or more speakers, please pay the fee for each of the co-speakers separately.

The organizers anticipate the possibility of publication in the form of a monograph. However, such possibility will depend on the number of authors willing to publish their text (chapter) in a monograph. The price for participation in the conference does not include the publication fee.

• It is possible to receive a VAT invoice (please request it in the registration form – requests made later may not be satisfied).
• If your participation in the conference is to be financed by the university (institution/company), we suggest that you pay for your participation from your personal funds and then obtain reimbursement from the university (institution/company) on the basis of an invoice issued by the Center to your university (institution/company).
• The fee is non-refundable (since it grants you the right of entry to the conference).
• The link to the online conference room will be made available to registered participants within 24 hours before the start of the conference.
• It is possible to deliver a conference presentation by two or more speakers (the fee should be multiplied by the number of speakers).
• The presentation time is 15-25 minutes (depending on the fact of giving a solo or duet/trio presentation and the total number of presentations during the conference).
• Traditional paper certificates are usually sent via traditional post within 2 months after the conference – though we will try to expedite this process given the approaching scholarship deadlines.
• Digital certificates are sent to *all* participants within one week from the conference – though we will try to expedite this process given the approaching scholarship deadlines.
• All Participants will receive an affidavit confirming the composition of the Academic Conference Committee.
• All Participants will receive a certificate of the status of the Center for American Studies scientific society as an entity conducting primarily scientific activities in an independent and continuous manner, along with a full list of members of the Academic Council.
• The Center for American Studies arranges the order of presentations. The exact time of speaking at the conference is pre-determined by CFAS (it will be not possible to change the time of your conference presentation set in the conference schedule).
• Terms of Use (Conference Rules and Regulations): https://www.cfasofficial.com/en/terms-of-use