Vol. I / No. 14 | December 2020

Authors:
Annisa D. Amalia (Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia)
Saiti Gusrini ( Program Manager Democracy & Human Rights (EIDHR/ASEAN), EU Delegation to Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam)
Shofwan Al-Banna Choiruzzad (Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia)

Summary
The debate on human security generally revolves around how multilateral and intergovernmental institutions formulate all kinds of initiatives, principles, guidelines to promote and protect human security and convince member states to adopt such agreements as well as conversation about the potential consequences for states by ratifying, or not ratifying certain agreements. In this increasingly heightened debate, non-state actors continue to assert their relevance. The role of business consultants in shaping human security-friendly corporate policies remains largely unheard but has become increasingly important. Through business assessments and advocacy of ‘profit, planet, and people’, business consultants continue to make sure that profit-maximizing corporations make necessary efforts to protect environmental sustainability and social harmony.

Keywords: human rights, development, North-South, norms, global political economy

Vol. I / No. 13 | November 2020

Authors:
Avyanthi Aziz (Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia)
Lisabona Rahman (Consultant, Film Preservation and Restoration)

Summary
For those trained in International Relations (IR), the world of cinema might be highly relatable, in particular because the structure of the film domain itself is reminiscent of the abstracted
international system we learned in classrooms. Film is situated, where politics, capital, and culture meet. This entanglement means that film embodies several things at once. In this respect, to practice film in IR also means to seriously regard, and bring back into play, critical perspectives that the discipline has largely ignored following the triumph of liberalism in the aftermath of the Cold War. We explicitly offer Indonesia as a positionality, in navigating the spatial dimensions and various levels of the global industry. We assert its use a lens to clarify the potentials and challenges in doing film and IR.

Keywords: film industry, postcolonial, visual International Relations

Vol. I / No. 11 | November 2020

Authors:
Asra Virgianita (Senior lecturer at Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia)
Rakhmat Syarip (Lecturer at Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia)
Kevin Siahaan (Investor Relations at PT. PLN (Persero))

Summary
What is the relationship between energy and human security? Is the former entwined with the latter, or do both concepts exist in a separate realm? To what extent does Indonesia’s electricity sector achieve both? What policy actions can be proposed to improve the attainment of both in Indonesia’s electricity sector? This short article aims to offer some insights.

Keywords: Sustainability of Life, Multi-stakeholder Approach

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