Global - Jurnal Politik Internasional

Large multinational corporations have had a dismal reputation regarding human rights. Although the state is widely recognised to have the responsibility, corporations have also increasingly been called to protect human rights.

Muhammed Hamid Muhammed reviews the current academic literature on the topic of transnational corporations' responsibility on human rights, and he finds the increasing possibility of building legal obligation for corporations to protect

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Transnational Corporations and Human Rights International trade has introduced many features in its classical or contemporary practice wherein peoples respectfully exchanged goods and ideas. Unfortunately, the legacy of large multinational corporations, concerning human rights, has generally been dismal. It is recognised that states are the p...

Policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic tend to either prioritise human health security protection or economic vulnerability. The existence of an existential threat, however, is more visible in the former than the latter.

Mirah Satria Alamsyah, Muhammad Faizal Alfian, and Miftah Farid Darussalam utilize the human security concept to explain how stakeholders should see the issue.

Human Health Threat and Economic Vulnerability: A Case Study on the COVID-19 Pandemic This paper frames the approach to determining policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which either prioritise human health security protection or economic vulnerability. In this paper, the human security concept will be used to explain COVID-19 as a health security problem due to the existenc...

Migration in European nations have created fear amongst the populace related to both culture and economy. This has led to tensions between migrants and local citizens, fueling populist movements across the region.

Gilang Mahadika uses historical literatures and journal articles to show multiple discrimination faced by migrants. He shows how protests in the public sphere have become an avenue of struggle against populism.

Muslim Community in the Atmosphere of Populism in Norway In the European nations, there has been a lot of discussions and arguments regarding the community who have a ‘migration background’. Migrants nowadays are more capable of competing against local residents in terms of looking for better employment and participating in the political activities in...

According to 2020 UNAIDS data, there are approximately 20,700,000 people infected with HIV; women in Eastern & Southern Africa comprise more than half of that number. This condition is caused by the lack of rights for women in the area, including health rights.

Alvela Salsabilah Putri, Puti Jasmine Choirunissa, and Riana Salma investigate how various health programmes and assistance help women and their rights in the Eastern and Southern Africa region.

Global Actors’ Effort towards Gender Equality in Women's Health in East and Southern Africa According to 2020 UNAIDS data, there are approximately 20,700,000 people infected with HIV, with 12,900,000 infected are women in Eastern & Southern Africa. This condition is caused by the lack of health rights for women which is also based on the limited rights of women to matters such as education...

Faced with years of civil war and the COVID-19 pandemic, Yemen's condition has become critical. International organizations, such as WHO, have been used as a channel to facilitate international help towards the country.

Ghita Fadhila Andrini explores WHO activities in Yemen and used Atlas.ti to collect data. She finds that WHO's activities aligns with the supposed role of an international organisation and recommends strengthening global solidarity with Yemen's authority.

The Roles of WHO in Handling Yemen Humanitarian Crisis during the COVID-19 Pandemic Yemen is noted to have the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. This condition is due to the civil war for the past six years, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which emerged as a health security threat. This research aims to analyse the WHO’s role in responding health crisis in Yemen. By u...

The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) is highly appreciated for its ability to stop further nuclear proliferation in the world. However, the same could not be said for its ability to start nuclear disarmament: none of the nuclear-owning states seem to proceed with an aim of full disarmament.

Melly Masni uses a political psychology approach to see the moral dilemma faced by nuclear states between their national interests and social demands required by international norms.

Norm Exemption in States’ NPT Nuclear Disarmament Obligations The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) is highly appreciated for its ability to stop further nuclear proliferation in the world. Since its existence, this treaty has been said to be successful in preventing potential states from possessing weapons of mass destruction. At least, there are more tha...

ASEAN often meets pessimistic perspectives accusing it of ineffectiveness in resolving the South China Sea Dispute. These perspectives are usually based on a power balance approach, running contrary to the norm-based ASEAN.

Naifa Rizani Lardo offers an explanation rooted in a norm institutionalisation approach and highlights ASEAN Way's strength to allow peaceful dialogue despite the power imbalance in South China Sea, while at the same time outlining its limitations.

ASEAN Way: Managing Expectation in the Code of Conduct for the South China Sea Pessimistic perspectives on the ASEAN Way process frequently undermine the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in resolving the South China Sea (SCS) dispute. These justifications are addressed through the notion of power balance, which undermines the norm institutionalism fra...

Russia’s aspiration as a benign hegemon should have prevented the 2008 Russo-Georgian War from happening. The fact that two closely related ex-Soviet states went to war against each other points to a fundamental problem in their relationship that could happen to other states with similar preconditions in the region.

To address this issue, Idil Syawfi and Robby Cahyadi uses Wendtian Constructivism to analyse the social interaction, key events, and the culture of anarchy that led to open warfare.

Russia’s Failure as a Benign Hegemon: The Domination of Hobbesian Culture in the 2008 Russo-Georgian War This paper aims to explain the advent of the 2008 Russo-Georgian war. It is an important question to answer due to the historical, cultural, and economic relations between the two states, as well as Russia’s aspiration as a benign hegemon should have prevented the war from happening. The fact that...

Western IR theory has been criticised as representing Western interests and is not sufficient to see Asian matters. China's rise, for instance, is seen by Realists as a threat.

Through a reading of Daoism, Yulian Maulida Khasanah, Mohamad Rosyidin, and Marten Hanura offer a new take on China's foreign policy in the South Pacific. They argue that China utilizes both hard and soft power to expand their prominence in the South Pacific.

The Dao in China’s Growing Presence in the South Pacific The rise of China as one of the great powers in the international politic has been the hottest topic in the 21st century. Following the economic reform led by Deng Xiaoping in 1978, China re-emerges stronger than ever with its influences covering major parts of the world. One region particularly sta...

For a significant period, the narrative around the peacebuilding process has been dominated by liberal and secular approaches which mainly put the state as the primary actor. Nevertheless, many cases have shown that non-state actors—in particular faith-based transnational actors—might have a significant role in the peace process.

By exploring the modification of Lederach’s concept on peacebuilding, Irvan A. Mahfudin & Dwi Ardhanariswari S. take the case of Indonesian Nahdlatul Ulama’s involvement in Afghanistan peace process to explain the role of faith-based transnational actors.

Faith-Based Transnational Actors and Peacebuilding: An Analysis of the Role Of Nahdlatul Ulama in Afghanistan’s Peace Process After the end of the Cold War, the idea of peacebuilding has been central to the main narrative within the study of international peace. For a significant period, the narrative was dominated by liberal and secular approaches which put state as the primary actor in peacebuilding processes. Neverthele...

Economic diplomacy could be used as a guise for colonialism, dubbed as neocolonialism. With various means, a country could build dependency towards another country.

Ghina Salsabila and Indra Kusumawardhana interpret the case of Angola and China with an economic diplomacy framework using a qualitative method. Their research found that economic diplomacy allows China to indirectly control Angola's politics and dependency.

Cave! Hic Dragones: Understanding Neocolonialism in China’s Economic Diplomacy towards Angola China is experiencing a fast and dynamic phase of economic development driven by its fast pace of industrialisation. The vast energy demand has pushed China to import energy from other countries with plentiful natural resources. To this aim, China conducts economic diplomacy worldwide, including Ang...

Assessing the result of past foreign policy is instrumental for any country. This is because the findings could provide some lessons for policymakers in improving its future conduct.

Using Baldwin’s framework in assessing the success and failure in foreign policy, Sigit S. Nugroho conducted a case study analysis to assess the United States’ influence attempt towards Indonesia to resolve the 1999 East Timor humanitarian crisis.

Learning from Past Policy: Assessing United States Foreign Policy over Indonesia in Resolving the 1999 East Timor Crisis Assessing the output of past foreign policy is instrumental for any country to learn policy-relevant insights, to appreciate its experience, and to improve its future conduct. To glean such insights, this article borrows Baldwin’s framework in assessing the success and failure in foreign policy. U...