The COVID-19 has not ended yet, even the world has entered a new stage of transition from as pandemic to endemic. The new lockdown policies in China cannot stop the casualties as it counted between December 2022 until January 2023 there are more than 60,000 COVID-related deaths across the country. Despite the discovery of vaccine, there must be evaluation on zero-COVID strategy and policies of other countries in protecting their population from severe latent impacts. The global problems will not stop there, the rising tension in Yellow Sea and South China Sea could trigger escalation in the Pacific which is very unexpected for other countries in the Global South. Similarly, the unfinished democracy development for many countries in the world, including the US.

As the School of Strategic and Global Studies, this year we will hold annual International Conference on Strategic and Global Studies as it turns to 7th year organizing this event. The conference is opened for multi/inter/trans-disciplinary research that will contribute to provide the solution of global challenges. We look forward to have scholarly submission that can be presented on 24-25 July 2023 in collaboration with Deakin University which will be held at Downtown Campus, Melbourne.