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Jurnal Hubungan Internasional
ISSN : 18295088     EISSN : 25033883     DOI : -
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Jurnal Hubungan Internasional (JHI) is a biannual journal published by Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia collaborates with Asosiasi Ilmu Hubungan Internasional Indonesia(AIHII).
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Evaluating The Indonesian Public Response to the Gaza War Since 2023: A Political Opportunity Structures Aswar, Hasbi; Munzilin, Khairul
Jurnal Hubungan Internasional Vol. 14 No. 1 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.18196/jhi.v14i1.29322

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This study analyzed the public solidarity movement in Indonesia in responding to the Palestinian crisis, especially since Israel’s attack on Gaza in October 2023. Both the Indonesian Government and the public have consistently supported Palestine through various means, including political support and humanitarian assistance. Concerning the public’s role, even though there is an active contribution, these actions are mostly still carried out by Muslim communities only. Apart from that, the actions carried out are still not integrated, resulting in not optimal scale of action and scope. Using a qualitative approach, this study explored the factors influencing the less-than-optimal Indonesian public movement on the Gaza issue by collecting data from various documents and other relevant sources and analyzing them using a political structure theory approach to the study of social movements. This study disclosed that Indonesia has an excellent opportunity to be actively involved in various intensive solidarity actions and to have a global impact in supporting Palestine, given its open political structure, elite support, and the absence of state repression. However, the absence of a solid, cross-organizational national alliance, including Islamic movements that focus more on social and humanitarian issues, exhibits the non-optimal potential for a significant movement from the Indonesian public. This study contributes to enriching discussions about the global solidarity movement for Palestine by drawing on specific theories in social movement studies, particularly in the context of Indonesia, a Muslim-majority country that should play a greater role in advocating for the ongoing Palestinian issue.
Indonesia’s Foreign Policy Strategy for Regional Security through the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific Saragih, Hendra Maujana; Salsabila, Jaisy Khailisah
Jurnal Hubungan Internasional Vol. 14 No. 2 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.18196/jhi.v14i2.29428

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As geopolitical tensions increase in the Indo-Pacific region, Indonesia has created a security approach that does not rely on military alliances or regional blocs. Through the use of a constructivist approach and a qualitative descriptive method, including document analysis, this paper assessed Indonesia’s position in the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP). AOIP has been regarded as more than just a consensus among ASEAN member states; it is viewed as a strategic instrument that illustrates Indonesia’s role as a middle power. Based on the results of this study, it is clear that Indonesia views AOIP as a normative framework based on its independent and active foreign policy, inclusiveness, and the supremacy of International Law, specifically UNCLOS 1982. Unlike other tools adopted for power balancing, AOIP serves as a norm-building mechanism and supports ASEAN centrality while maintaining regional strategic autonomy. Through the use of AOIP’s four pillars of maritime cooperation, connectivity, sustainable development, and economic cooperation, Indonesia positions itself as a norm entrepreneur in the Indo-Pacific using its normative diplomacy, institutional leadership, and capacity building. This study contributes to constructivist scholarship by depicting how middle powers can affect the governance of regional security through ideational leadership despite structural competitive constraints.    
Reassessing Indonesia’s Economic Hedging Strategy under Prabowo amid Escalating United States–China Rivalry Afrizal Fajri; Rifky Apriansyah, Muhammad
Jurnal Hubungan Internasional Vol. 14 No. 2 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.18196/jhi.v14i2.30129

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This article analyzed Indonesia’s two-pronged foreign policy strategy to reduce economic losses, or economic hedging, under the leadership of President Prabowo Subianto, regarding the competition between the United States and China. Unlike previous literature, which emphasizes domestic political factors and normative commitments to the principle of non-alignment as the main reasons for Indonesia’s foreign policy strategy, this article adopted a framework of economic hedging concretely realized through various instruments. Using qualitative methods, this article applied Tessman and Wolfe’s model to assess whether Indonesia’s recent economic diplomacy can be understood as a coherent strategy. This assessment was based on four main principles: capacity building, avoiding open confrontation, centralizing inter-agency coordination, and calculating long-term profits and losses. Empirical findings unveiled that contemporary Indonesian economic diplomacy, including BRICS membership, consolidation of state wealth funds, diversification of foreign investment, and selective market liberalization, clearly followed the logic of Tessman and Wolfe. However, this article also offers a more moderate perspective by emphasizing structural factors, in which economic hedging is understood as a risk management strategy in the face of increased geopolitical contestation, domestic socio-economic pressures, and asymmetric dependencies. This article enriches the literature on the position of middle powers by showcasing that the maneuvering space of non-aligned countries tends to narrow amid an increasingly polarized and divided global political economy.
From Formal Cooperation to Governance Practice: Lessons from Jakarta-Moscow Sister City Diplomacy in Urban Transport Reform (2017-2022) Zahra Nathania, Vania; Muhamad Fathun, Laode
Jurnal Hubungan Internasional Vol. 14 No. 2 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.18196/jhi.v14i2.30469

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This paper investigates the dynamics of transposing formal diplomatic agreements into urban governance action within a specific timeframe, employing trade relations and exchanges through Jakarta–Moscow sister city cooperation (2017–2022) as an illustrative case study, with particular reference to Jakarta’s urban transport sector. Instead of seeing paradiplomacy as largely a symbolic vehicle for engagement, the article frames city diplomacy as an ongoing form of institutional embedding, thereby revealing how particular cooperative frameworks may be constitutive of policy processes and administrative coordination. Through qualitative analysis, the research investigated the manner in which diplomatic commitments were integrated into Jakarta’s transport governance arrangements. Results revealed how this joint effort allowed for structured technocratic exchanges, improved inter-agency coordination, and facilitated gradual innovations in digital traffic management as well as intermodal integration. While the cooperation did not lead to any radical restructuring of institutions, it passed beyond the realm of ceremonial diplomacy into one that made adaptations for governance in practice. The Jakarta–Moscow case suggests that sustained city diplomacy can operate as a mechanism of policy learning, allowing external knowledge to be gradually integrated into existing administrative systems. In this regard, formal subnational cooperation may evolve into governance practice through institutional alignment and gradual reform.
Feminist Views on Female Puppeteer's Role in Supporting Cultural Diplomacy Harini, Setyasih; Hastini, Dite; Arlinda, Silvi Aris
Jurnal Hubungan Internasional Vol. 14 No. 2 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.18196/jhi.v14i2.29599

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This study explores the female puppeteers’ contribution in the Javanese shadow puppetry traditions, framing them as agents of Indonesia’s cultural diplomacy. Most of the work done on cultural diplomacy and soft power has focused on the states and the role of the women performers has been overlooked. Work on cultural diplomacy has largely ignored the feminist perspective, or the performances of the women in the indigenous traditions of the performative arts. This study attempts to fill this gap by using qualitative research methods focused on case study, participatory observation, and document study. To understand the women dalang of Java, this article conducted in-depth interviews with fifteen of them. This study employs soft power theory by Joseph S. Nye and postfeminist theories by Rosalind Gill and Angela McRobbie as the cornerstones of this research. The female puppeteers transform the cultural narratives and export them to culturally inclusive narratives. The study posits that the incorporation of postfeminist agency into the analysis of soft power, allows the theory to move beyond the state centered focus of attraction. The female puppeteers of puppetry are able to transform the patriarchal narratives of puppetry into tools of conscious gender and dialogic diplomacy. They contribute to the perception of Indonesia as a nation that is culturally anchored and inclusive.
War, Economy, and Power: From the Past to the Present Imam Tri Wahyudi; Guntur Eko Saputro; Duarte, Editha Praditya; Muhammad Iqbal
Jurnal Hubungan Internasional Vol. 14 No. 2 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.18196/jhi.v14i2.30424

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The study investigated the development of economic warfare as a means of political expression from the Napoleonic Continental Blockade to current sanctions and trade warfare. Using the Comparative Historical Analysis (CHA) methodology and a systematic literature review (SLR) of 20 journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) (2019–2025), the study disclosed the crucial strategic continuity and a major change from Territorial Blockades to what is being called ‘Weaponized Interdependence’ or control of global financial networks, technology supply chain, and digital interdependence. The study uncovered three analytical patterns: the increasing ‘normalization’ of sanctions as coercive diplomacy; the exercise of extraterritoriality through control of networks; and the adaptive resilience of target states through restructuring and diversification. The study analyzed the latest developments in 2026, particularly the United States Supreme Court ruling on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and 104% countervailing duties on Indonesian solar panels, to exhibit that dependence on executive discretion as a downstream coercive network has resulted in the situational creation of new institutional imbalances. For Indonesia, these aggressive tariff policies on major global economies, coupled with macroeconomic volatility, increasing trade warfare, and reconfigured global supply chains, have presented both potential and problematic situational trade opportunities. The study proposes situational trade opportunities for Indonesia, combining economic warfare with market diversification, regional financial architecture reform, and institutional preparedness.
A Comparative Study of Digital Social Movements in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines Taufik; Azis, Aswin Ariyanto; Sofwatulmillah, Geizka; Azizah, Heka Faza Nur; Hamil, Jamaie Hj.
Jurnal Hubungan Internasional Vol. 14 No. 2 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.18196/jhi.v14i2.31345

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Over the past two decades, the rise of social media has fundamentally transformed patterns of political mobilization,particularly among Millennials and Generation Z in Southeast Asia. Despite growing scholarly attention to digitalactivism, comparative studies examining how social media shapes youth political mobilization across Southeast Asiancountries with distinct political histories remain limited. This article addresses two questions: how do Millennials andGeneration Z in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines utilize social media as a space for political mobilization, andwhat structural, cultural, and political factors shape distinct forms of digital youth activism across the three countries.Drawing on the connective action framework and a comparative case study design through qualitative literaturereview, this article argues that digital social movements in these three countries constitute an emergent form of politicalagency shaped by authoritarian legacies, oligarchic structures, and platform-specific affordances. The findingsdisclosed that social media has functioned as a space for constructing collective identities that trigger real-worldmobilization, as evidenced by #ReformasiDikorupsi and #TolakOmnibusLaw in Indonesia, the Bersih movement andanti-Lynas campaign in Malaysia, and #BabaeAko in the Philippines. Across all three cases, social media has servedas a critical bridge between digital discourse and real-world collective action.
Public Diplomacy of Eco-Pesantren to Promote Sustainable Development in Island Resilience: The Case of Lombok Island Muis, Afni Regita Cahyani; Ipaulle, Qaanitatul Hakim; Jiatrahman , Farisma
Jurnal Hubungan Internasional Vol. 15 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.18196/jhi.v15i1.31177

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Public diplomacy is the core way for the Islamic Boarding School (Pesantren) as a non-state actor with a great social legitimacy and economic potential. Even though it takes a great challenge to optimize sustainable development, it launches Eco-pesantren as a consideration for the environmental movement to address food security and the green economy. Furthermore, Eco-pesantren has been implemented in some rural areas, such as on the island. It contributes positively to the implementation of Indonesia’s public diplomacy, given its strategic position in building relationships, networks, and collaborations between state and non-state actors at national and international levels. It is exemplified by Nurul Haramain Islamic Boarding School, which applies Eco-pesantren to the Haramain Integrated Farming program as an effort to promote sustainable development on environmental conservation in Lombok Island. This research provides recommendations for stakeholders to consider local empowerment through the utilization of potential resources, mainly in the agricultural sector, to contribute to sustainable development for the island’s resilience. Primary data were obtained through interviews and observation at Nurul Haramain Islamic Boarding School. In addition, it adopted the Public Diplomacy model initiated by Geun Lee and Kadir Ahyan due to its relevance to the analysis scope. Then, it employed a conceptual framework as the secondary way to discover interdisciplinary studies. Thus, Haramain Integrated Farming has become a significant case study applying Eco-pesantren as the path to enhance food security and green economy for Lombok Island’s resilience. Moreover, it was raised by international achievement and recognition for contributing to environmental conservation, enabling its existence from a public diplomacy perspective.