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SIYAR (Social Issues by Academic Researhers) Journal
Published by Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel
ISSN : 2747223X     EISSN : -     DOI : https://doi.org/10.15642/siyar
Core Subject : Religion, Humanities, Social,
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SIYAR (Social Issues by Academic Researhers) Journal is a peer-reviewed, open access journal published by the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, UIN Sunan Ampel Suarabaya. This Journal has been assigned with DOI from Crossref and indexed by Garuda, Google Scholars, Index Copernicus, Moraref, WorldCat, Indonesia Onesearch and DOAJ. SIYAR Journal to facilitate the dissemination of ideas and research in the field of international relations that is published twice a year, in January and July. The scope of SIYAR consist of: Islam and International Relations; Diplomacy and International Politics; Peace and Security Studies; Global Political Economy; International Organization and international Business; Foreign Aid, Philanthropy and International Development; or The other topics which are relevant with International Studies and Social Studies. IMPORTANT: Before you submit a manuscript, make sure that your paper is prepared using SIYAR TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSION, has been proofread and polished carefully, and conformed to the Author Guidelines.
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Optimization of Transnational Governance by the Mekong River Commission in Meeting Clean and Affordable Energy: The 7TH Sustainable Development Goals in the Mekong River Basin Nufus, Zakiyatun
SIYAR Journal Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025): July
Publisher : The Department of International Relations, The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/siyar.2025.5.2.286-318

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This study focuses on the optimization of transnational governance in the Mekong River basin by the Mekong River Commission in an effort to meet clean and affordable energy needs in line with sustainable development goals (SDG 7). The increase in hydropower dam projects in the Mekong River basin has led to conflicts between regional energy needs, cross border social impacts, and environmental degradation risk. Thus, academic concerns have arisen because the MRC does not have the legal authority to bind member countries to follow established sustainability principles or standards, thereby calling into question the effectiveness of cross-border governance. This research utilizes descriptive qualitative approach with document analysis covering strategic reports, scientific journals, and MRC policies such as the Basin Development Strategy 2021-2030 and the Sustainable Hydropower Development Strategy was used. The results of the study prove that the MRC acts as a technocratic broker or intermediary in the policy process that prioritizes analysis, scientific data, and technical expertise in developing efficient and rational decisions. The findings show operational coordination, regional consultation mechanisms, real-time data exchange, and noncoercive technocratic standardization. The findings also reveal the MRC’s structural challenges, including the limitations of nonbinding legality and the imbalance of power between countries. Nevertheless, the MRC has been able to optimize adaptive, knowledge-based, and collaborative transnational governance in the Mekong River basin’s sustainable hydropower management.
The Taliban's Media Strategy in Changing Global Public Perception: After the Occupation of Afghanistan in 2021 Amalia, Nadhifah
SIYAR Journal Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): January
Publisher : International Relations Study Program, The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/siyar.2026.6.1.173-200

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This study aims to analyze the Taliban's media strategy in shaping its global image after the occupation of Afghanistan in 2021. Using qualitative descriptive research methods and the war of ideas theoretical framework, this descriptive-qualitative study examines how the Taliban utilizes social media, press conferences, and engagement with international media to construct a positive narrative and gain global legitimacy. The results show that the Taliban uses narrative warfare, public diplomacy, and digital propaganda as instruments of soft power. These strategies have been relatively successful in expanding legitimacy through foreign media coverage, influencer engagement, and tourism promotion. However, there are still limitations related to opposition and official recognition from other countries, caused by inconsistent policies on women's and minority rights. These findings confirm that the success of the Taliban's media strategy is partial, as internal structural factors and obstacles to global legitimacy remain major challenges.
The Implications of QRIS Cross-Border for the Digital Economic Sovereignty of Indonesia in Southeast Asia Aryowiloto, Julang; Meiliana, Komang Gita; Kelvin, Unegbu Ekene
SIYAR Journal Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): January
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/siyar.2026.6.1.28-54

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This research aims to investigate the implications of QRIS Cross-Border as a digital payment method for Indonesia's digital economic sovereignty within Southeast Asia. The study specifically analyzes the implementation of QRIS Cross-Border in three countries, namely Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore, given the significant positive trend evidenced by increasing transaction volumes. Grounded in the concept of economic sovereignty, this study analyzes Indonesia's strategic position within the regional digital economy, its potential to influence the digital economic landscape, and its contributions to the realization of the ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2025. The research employs a qualitative, explanatory approach to examine the relationship between QRIS Cross-Border and Indonesia's digital economic sovereignty in the region. Data for this study were sourced from various channels, including books, journal articles, reports, policy papers, and media publications, in both print and online formats. In conclusion, this study affirms that the implementation of QRIS Cross-Border has significant implications for Indonesia's digital economic sovereignty. Indonesia's strategic position and bargaining power within the regional digital economy have been enhanced. Furthermore, through QRIS Cross-Border, Indonesia is well-positioned to play a crucial role in regional digital economy initiatives and has a significant opportunity to shape the future of Southeast Asia's digital economic landscape.
When Law Speaks, Economy Acts: A Normative Assessment of Trump's Import Tariffs and Indonesia's Halal Industry Strategy for Economic Resilience Mansyuroh, Firqah Annajiyah; Abdillah, Muhammad Torieq
SIYAR Journal Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): January
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/siyar.2026.6.1.143-172

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This study analyzes the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s unilateral import tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which disrupted the multilateral trading system and triggered global protectionism. Using a normative legal approach grounded in international trade law, it examines the implications of these tariffs for Indonesia’s economic resilience and highlights the halal industry as an adaptive strategy. Findings show that Trump’s tariffs violate WTO principles such as Most-Favoured-Nation and non-discrimination, weakening multilateral legitimacy. Yet, this disruption offers Indonesia a chance to strengthen its halal industry through market diversification, domestic value chains, and ethical competitiveness. The study concludes that the halal sector represents a lawful and sustainable pathway to economic resilience amid declining global multilateralism.
Women Victim of Violence and Food Security in Indonesia-Timor Leste Border Region: A Gender Equality Perspective Mbiri, Adeodata Laniria Charla Barros; Siba , M. Angela Merici; Kalembang, Elpius; Bria, Fridus; Kristoforus Taekab, Yosef
SIYAR Journal Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): January
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/siyar.2026.6.1.55-73

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This study examines how women survivors of domestic violence in the Indonesia–Timor-Leste border district of North Central Timor (TTU), Nusa Tenggara Timur, contribute to household food security while advancing gender equality. Using interactionist role theory as an analytical lens, we trace how empowerment initiatives facilitated by the local NGO YABIKU and the TTU Office for Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection enable survivors to renegotiate the socially imposed “victim” role. Qualitative data were collected through observation, interviews, and document review and analyzed using Creswell’s coding and interpretation procedures. The findings show that violence in TTU is reinforced by patriarchal norms and weak household economies; therefore, livelihood-oriented empowerment becomes a practical form of violence mitigation. Survivors enact new roles through household horticulture, small livestock raising, local-food microenterprises, and environmental stewardship, improving daily food access and generating income. Collective organizing also produced institutional change, including Local Regulation No. 14 of 2016 on women’s protection and the formation of paralegal networks that assist violence cases. Overall, the study demonstrates that role transformation through food-security activities strengthens women’s agency, reduces vulnerability to repeated violence, and supports more equitable community governance in the border region
Boomerang Strategy and Feminist Resistance: The Case of We Will Stop Femicide Platform in Turkiye Dewi, Putu Ratih Kumala; Octavianne, Rievca Nesya
SIYAR Journal Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): January
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/siyar.2026.6.1.107-142

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The increasing rate of femicide in Türkiye has raised serious human rights concerns, yet state responses remain inadequate and often repressive toward civil society organizations. This article analyzes how the We Will Stop Femicide Platform (WWSF), a leading local NGO, formulates and implements its advocacy strategies amidst shrinking civic space and governmental hostility. Drawing on normative feminism theory, Keck and Sikkink’s boomerang pattern and the framework of transnational advocacy networks (TANs), this study explores how WWSF navigates around domestic constraints by forging international alliances to exert external pressure on the Turkish government. This approach allows a contextual and in-depth understanding of the dynamics between local repression and transnational advocacy. This article employs a qualitative research method using literature study, drawing data from academic publications, official reports, news articles, and organizational documents related to WWSF and femicide in Türkiye. The findings reveal that WWSF engages in transnational mobilization through partnerships with international NGOs, global media outreach, and strategic use of international norms, especially following Türkiye’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention and state-led efforts to dissolve the organization. This article contributes to the discourse in International Relations by highlighting a bottom-up perspective on global human rights advocacy, emphasizing the agency of non-state actors in challenging authoritarian practices through cross-border solidarity.
Indonesia's Energy Transition Policy in the Perspective of Political Economy Under Geopolitical Risk Cahayani, Ica; Nurlaela, Della; Nibal, Rachel Kamilia Faradiba
SIYAR Journal Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): January
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/siyar.2026.6.1.74-106

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This study discusses Indonesia's energy transition policy amid geopolitical risks and global economic and political instability based on the perspectives of energy economics, power structures, economic dependence, and trade wars. Energy transition is proposed due to its increasing popularity as Indonesia promotes clean energy and aims to achieve net zero emissions by 2060 amid geopolitical issues and global economic and political instability. The selection of Indonesia's energy transition policy is to determine the significance and urgency of this policy from an economic policy perspective. This study analyzes Indonesia's energy transition policy from an economic policy perspective through the dimensions of power structures, economic dependence, and trade wars. This study uses a narrative literature review and adopts a research design to extract research data. The data comes from a review of relevant literature found based on predetermined keywords on the topic of the development of Indonesia's energy transition policy. Indonesia's energy transition policy amid the risk of geopolitical instability shows a dynamic that continues to change depending on geopolitical conditions, the international power structure, and ongoing trade wars. This study proves that the energy transition policy is driven by the Indonesian government's commitment to become an zero emission country. The international push for energy transition has an external influence on Indonesia's energy transition policy-making. In its energy transition policy, the Indonesian government faces a major dilemma, structural power challenges, economic/funding dependence, and the existence of national fossil fuels that frame the energy transition policy.
From Oil to Culture: Saudi Arabia’s Public Diplomacy through The Riyadh Season Tamsyah, Indra; Syafe’i, Akhmad; Putra, Decka Pratama
SIYAR Journal Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): January
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/siyar.2026.6.1.1-27

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Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 positions tourism and cultural industries as strategic sectors for reducing oil dependence and strengthening the Kingdom’s global competitiveness. This article examines Riyadh Season as a public diplomacy instrument through Cowan and Arsenault’s (2008) three-layer framework—monologue, dialogue, and collaboration. Using qualitative content analysis of (1) Riyadh Season’s logos and slogans across editions (2019–2023), (2) official and promotional digital content (including the promotional video released on 28 September 2025), and (3) documentation of international partnership initiatives (e.g., Beast Land), the study identifies a layered strategy. In the monologue layer, annual revisions in visual and linguistic identity (including the move toward an English-only framing such as “Big Time!”) communicate a controlled narrative of modernity and global openness. In the dialogue layer, the use of global creators (MrBeast, KSI, and IShowSpeed) enables audience interaction and user-generated responses on social platforms, positioning publics as active interpreters rather than passive recipients. In the collaboration layer, co-created projects such as Beast Land demonstrate network-building with non-state actors and shared cultural production. Overall, Riyadh Season illustrates an evolution from symbolic messaging toward more interactive and collaborative public diplomacy aligned with Saudi Arabia’s transformation agenda.

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