Call for papers: Global Economy under Geopolitical Pressure

2025-11-13

The global economic order is being reshaped by intensifying geopolitical tensions and persistent armed conflicts. From the war in Ukraine and escalating hostilities in the Middle East to strategic rivalry between the United States and China, the international landscape is increasingly fragmented. These developments are not only redrawing political alliances but also reconfiguring trade routes, financial flows, and institutional frameworks (Qiu et al., 2024; Jean, 2024).

This thematic issue of Economics and Business Review invites empirical and theoretical contributions that explore how uncertainty and conflict are driving shifts in global power structures, fragmenting traditional trade and financial systems, and prompting new alignments among states and markets.

We welcome submissions on topics including:

  1. Geopolitical fragmentation and its impact on trade and financial governance;
  2. The role of armed conflicts in disrupting global supply chains and trade routes;
  3. Sanctions, tariffs, and geoeconomic confrontation as tools of statecraft;
  4. Realignment of trade partnerships in response to strategic decoupling and friendshoring;
  5. Financial system bifurcation: emerging blocs and the erosion of global integration;
  6. The future of multilateral institutions amid rising protectionism and policy divergence;
  7. Digital currencies and fintech as tools in the contest for financial sovereignty

Length of articles 

Submitted papers can be full-length papers (8,000 words) or brief reports. The latter allow communication with readers in a more compact way. Authors may switch formats during revision if necessary.

Deadlines and early access

Full-texts should be submitted before the 30th of June 2026 via the submission system (please choose the "Thematic article" as a submission type). The Editorial Board will not consider extended abstracts. Authors will be informed within 10 working days whether their manuscript is sent to reviewers.

Given the urgency of the topic, accepted papers will be available online immediately after acceptance, prior to the special issue publication.

Also, if there are too many excellent papers, they may be published in the following EBR issues.

Guest Editor handling this thematic issue

Ewa Mińska-Struzik, Poznań University of Economics and Business

References

Chari, A., Converse, N., Mehl, A., Milesi-Ferretti, G. M., & Vansteenkiste, I. (2025). Geopolitical tensions and international financial fragmentation: The 28th Geneva Report on the World Economy. CEPR. https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/geopolitical-tensions-and-international-financial-fragmentation-28th-geneva-report

Fan, T., Wo, M., & Xiang, W. (2025). Geopolitical Barriers to Globalization. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.12084

Jean, S. (2024). How Geopolitical Tensions Reshape Trade Patterns: Geoeconomic Fragmentation, or China’s Big Manufacturing Push? IFRI Papers. https://www.ifri.org/sites/default/files/2024-12/ifri_jean_how_geopolitical_tensions_reshape_trade_patterns_2024_1.pdf

Qiu, H., Xia, D., & Yetman, J. (2024). Deconstructing global trade: the role of geopolitical alignment. BIS. https://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt2409c.pdf

Santacreu, A. M., Airaudo, F., de Soyres, F., & Gaillard, A. (2025). Recent Evolutions in the Global Trade System: From Integration to Strategic Realignment. ECB Forum. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/sintra/ecb.forumcentbankpub2025_Santacreu_paper.en.pdf