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Geopolitical Challenges and Constraints in Paradiplomacy: The Sister City Cooperation between Jember Regency and the City of Thessaloniki Abhista Athaviannas Bachtiar; Hamdan Nafiatur Rosyida; Azza Bimantara
NeoRespublica : Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan Vol. 7 No. 2 (2026): Edisi April
Publisher : Program Studi Ilmu Pemerintahan, FISIP - Universitas Halu Oleo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52423/neores.v7i2.1277

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Jember Regency had the opportunity to establish a sister-city partnership with the City of Thessaloniki, Greece, encompassing potential cooperation in the blue economy, green technology, and the exchange of experience in waste management. However, the outbreak of COVID-19 generated post-pandemic impacts that resulted in the cancellation of the planned cooperation between the two parties. This study employs the concepts of paradiplomacy and geopolitical risk in city diplomacy. The research method used is a qualitative descriptive case study, aimed at explaining the challenges and obstacles in the prospective sister-city cooperation between Jember Regency and the City of Thessaloniki. Data were collected through library research and interviews with several parties directly involved in the proposed cooperation. The findings indicate that the discontinuation of the cooperation was attributable to geopolitical risk, namely the COVID-19 pandemic, which produced post-pandemic effects and led to policy changes, prompting both parties to cancel the planned partnership. This study seeks to explain the case from the perspective of geopolitical risk in city diplomacy and to contribute a renewed understanding of geopolitical risk factors within city diplomacy.
Sanksi Amerika Serikat terhadap Venezuela sebagai Strategi Keamanan Energi Global 2019-2025 Syella Vanessa Putri; Dedik Fitra Suhermanto; Hamdan Nafiatur Rosyida
Parapolitika: Journal of Politics and Democracy Studies Vol. 7 No. 2 (2026): PARAPOLITIKA: Journal of Politics and Democracy Studies
Publisher : Program Studi Ilmu Politik

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33822/jpds.v7i2.14936

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This study examines how United States sanctions against Venezuela during the 2019-2025 period function as a global energy security strategy to safeguard U.S. geopolitical interests. The study aims to analyze the relationship between sanctions policy, energy security, and geopolitical competition in U.S.-Venezuela relations. It employs a qualitative method with a case study approach based on secondary data collected from official documents, reports of international organizations, and scholarly journals. The analysis draws on the perspectives of Energy Geopolitics and Defensive Realism. The findings show that U.S. sanctions are directed not only toward regime change but also serve as a global energy security strategy to maintain energy security and geopolitical influence. Although the sanctions have reduced Venezuela's oil production capacity, the country continues to hold a strategic position because of its vast proven oil reserves and its cooperation with China and Russia.