Vol. I / No. 10 | October 2020

Authors:
Ali Abdullah Wibisono (Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia)
Chaula Rininta Anindya (Independent Researcher on Counterterrorism)
Aisha Rasyidila Kusumasomantri (Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia and Independent Researcher on Terrorism issues.)

Summary
To what extent is human security relevant for terrorism and counterterrorism? Human security is rarely utilized as an operationalizing concept in terrorism studies, yet its basic tenets on individual security is relevant in understanding terrorism and counterterrorism approaches. This article argues that human security is useful to assess the government’s responses to terrorism due to the fact that terrorist networks have exploited individuals’ vulnerabilities to lure them to the network. The use of force alone is inadequate to neutralize the threats, human security will fill the missing pieces in counterterrorism to create a holistic approach.

Keywords: Human Security, Terrorism, Counterterrorism

Vol. I No. 8 |September 2020

Authors:
Muhamad Arif (Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia)
Dwi Ardhanariswari (Senior Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia)
Paladin Ansharullah (Senior Advisor for APSC Analysis and Monitoring, ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta)

Summary
How does the notion of ‘people-oriented’ and ‘people-centred’ evolve in traditionally state-centric ASEAN regionalism What sort of challenges is ASEAN facing in adopting and implementing human security principles? Is there any way to get around ASEAN’s perceived elitist decision-making process to promote broader people-oriented and people-centred agenda? This short piece will try to answer these questions.

Keywords: The ASEAN Way, Civil Society, Human Security, Regional Cooperation

Vol. I No. 7 | September 2020

Authors:
Annisa D. Amalia (Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia)
Edy Prasetyono (Senior Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia)
Andi Widjajanto (Senior Advisor, Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Indonesia)

Summary
The concept of human security, which has been praised for its purpose to challenge state’s domination in the realm of security, evidently opens up avenues for exercising state’s power. The state’s control over securitisation strategy and the lack of non-state powers to address human insecurities have attracted the profound debate on state versus human security and raised the question on “whose security should be protected?”. While a call for rethinking the concept of security is being voiced out, the concern over the protection of human welfare should be given the same degree of attention.

Keywords: state security, securitisation, militarization, human welfare

Vol. I No. 6 | August 2020

Authors:
Annisa D. Amalia (Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia)
Hariyadi Wirawan (Senior Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia)
Nara Masista Rakhmatia (Diplomat, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia in Geneva, Switzerland)

Summary
Despite the success of multilateral diplomacy to raise a global concern over human security, the
principle of state’s sovereignty often clashes with the idea and practice of people-centred
security itself—whereby state does not only act as an impediment but also threat to the security
of their people. Multilateral diplomacy, on one hand, provides opportunity for international
actors to continuously contest and reconstruct ideas of human security, yet whether discursive
power of multilateral diplomacy can actually protect human security remains an open question.

Keywords: international cooperation, discursive power, multilateral diplomacy, narratives,
sovereignty.

Authors:
Annisa D. Amalia, Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia.
Nurul Isnaeni, Senior Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia.
Ardian Alhadath, Senior Consultant, ERM Indonesia, Timika

Summary
The growing concern over environmental degradation and its impacts on future generations has forced global actors to put forward the principles of environmental justice. However, even though the principles have been mainstreamed and adopted in various policies at all levels, the practices remain flawed. In addition to questions over the state’s political will, capacity and development mindset, forms of resistance from local society also serve as the key practical barrier to realizing the principles of environmental justice. To address these challenges, a system of good governance, which is based on not only the inclusive dialogue but also consensus among stakeholders, must be effectively maintained in order to break the walls impeding the realization of ‘environmental justice’.

Keywords: environmental justice, sustainability, equal distribution, resistance, good governance