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A Comparative Study of the US-China Trade War Impacts on Canada, Australia, and Vietnam

Badriyatus Salma, Febrianti Nur Qothimah, Arvito Rachman, Ferdian Ahya Al Putra — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The US-China trade war is a trade conflict that has an impact on the global economy. In this trade war, the hegemon state becomes the main global focus. Therefore, the US-China trade war reflects the rivalry between two superpowers that influence global economic stability. This trade war creates uncertainty for economies around the world. This research examines the concept of hegemonic stability theory in the US-China trade war which reflects the rivalry between hegemons. This research uses a qualitative descriptive method. This research also uses the theory of hegemonic stability in the international system. Moreover, this research used literature study techniques to obtain relevant data. The results show that the US-China trade wars have an impact on the global economy. This study finds that Canada and Australia suffer from trade disruption, while Vietnam benefits from investment diversion. The emergence of China as a new and great economic power proves the hegemonic stability though, that a world with more than one dominant player causes chaos, especially in the world economy.

The Role of Third Parties in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Negotiation Process 2003-2015

Qory Fizrianti Beru Sitepu — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This article analyses the JCPOA negotiation process using the Third Side Negotiation Theory by mapping three key stages: preventing, resolving, and containing. Using a qualitative case study design, with a deductive approach, this study draws on official JCPOA texts, UNSC resolutions, IAEA reports, policy documents, and secondary academic sources. The findings show that the success of the JCPOA is inseparable from the intervention of third parties—particularly the UNSC, E3, and IAEA—who played pivotal roles in preventing escalation, mediating diplomatic deadlocks, and monitoring compliance throughout the negotiation period. The study contributes to negotiation and conflict-resolution scholarship by demonstrating how third-party intervention can transform high-risk geopolitical confrontation into a cooperative, rule-based agreement, with implications for future nuclear diplomacy frameworks and multilateral negotiations involving asymmetric power relations.

Bordering Beyond Borders: A Governmentality Analysis of Australia’s Operation Sovereign Borders and Israel’s Externalisation of Asylum Policy

Titan Alramadhan — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This paper analyses how Australia and Israel transform deterrence into an ethical means of moral control; it investigates how these nations are using the concept of "care" in order to rationalise their strict border management practices. Through its analysis of Australia's Operation Sovereign Borders and Israel's externalisation policies, this paper demonstrates how the act of coercion can be disguised as compassionate action, and exclusionary actions are portrayed as protective actions. This paper utilises the theoretical framework of Foucauldian governmentality to illustrate how the Australian and Israeli governments utilise moral reasoning to govern asylum seekers; they merge authority with empathy, and both appear to be one and the same. Furthermore, this paper illustrates that while deterrence may work through physical force, it also works by the notion that controlling movement is an ethically responsible obligation. Both instances demonstrate how morality is used as a mechanism of power and how humanitarian language serves as an exclusionary device. Thus, by demonstrating how such practices occur, this paper aids in explaining how the discourse of care has become a core aspect of the global governance of mobility.

Toward Resilient and Peaceful Futures: Climate Security and Governance in the Global South

Muhammad Danish Mohd Haikel, Nur Izzah Hadirah Zawawi, Syahir Arif Syahmi Sazali — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This study investigates the pivotal issues between climate change and security in the Global South. These countries, which often contribute the lowest emissions and are the least wealthy, are among those affected by climate change. This study aims to examine how governance challenges influence peacebuilding amid environmental crises by reform the security systems to incorporate climate security dimensions. Existing studies highlight the connection between environmental crises and conflict but often emphasize the Global North. There is a lack of comprehensive analysis exploring how good governance, diplomacy, and multilateral cooperation in the Global South can address climate security risks. The aim of this research is to fill that gap by examining governance approaches that will enhance peace and build more resilience amid environmental pressures. This study utilizes a mixed-methods approach, combining policy reviews, case studies from the Global South, and quantitative analysis of environmental and conflict data. The results were understood using themes and statistics. The research highlights that effective governance is characterized by transparency and diversity can reform climate resilience and reduce prolonged impact. Multilateral efforts that address Global South voices yield more sustainable pathways and peace outcomes. The form of “climate diplomacy” that focuses on local, community-based solutions offer alternatives to conventional securitized approaches. This supports the urgent call to frame climate security as a collaborative governance challenge. Its findings provide empirical evidence and practical policy for climate adaptation with peacebuilding and security strategies and sustainable governance in the Global South amidst ongoing environmental change.

Chinese Investment, Social Relations, and Local Actors: The Case of IMIP in Central Sulawesi

Ridha Amaliyah — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The expansion of Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indonesia, particularly in the nickel downstream sector, has reshaped local political and social dynamics in resource-rich regions. This article critically examines the relationship between Chinese companies and local actors through a case study of Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) in Central Sulawesi. Employing Alvin Camba’s concept of social embeddedness, the study analyzes how Chinese investment is sustained through interactions among firms, state elites, local governments, and civil society. Based on qualitative analysis of policy documents, media reports, and interviews, the findings reveal that IMIP’s operations are strongly embedded within Indonesia’s central government coalition elites, whose political support facilitates regulatory flexibility and minimizes local resistance. This elite alignment enables investment continuity but simultaneously weakens environmental governance and limits meaningful community participation. While IMIP contributes to local economic growth, it also generates social tensions related to labor practices, environmental degradation, and limited technology transfer. Corporate social responsibility and strategic communication are used to manage, rather than resolve, these structural issues. The article argues that Chinese investment in Indonesia is less driven by market efficiency alone than by political embeddedness within a strong regime. This dynamic highlights the asymmetric power relations between investors, the state, and local communities, raising critical questions about the long-term sustainability and social justice of resource-based development under the Belt and Road Initiative.

Beyond The Boomerang: From Transnational Advocacy Networks to Transcalar Advocacy in International Politics by Christopher L. Palas and Elizabeth A. Bloodgood

Muhammad Iqbal Yunazwardi — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Gender and Diplomacy by Jennifer A. Cassidy

Ahmad Ridwan — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000