Vol. 21 No. 1 (2025): Journal of International Studies (JIS) Vol.21, 1 (April) 2025

Articles

• RESHAPING THE WORLD, RETHINKING ACTORS: THE ROLE OF SUB-STATE ACTORS IN FOREIGN RELATIONS

  Inass Abdulsada Ali

  1-14

• COUNTERFACTUAL DEPENDENCE, BOUNDARY AND RESOURCE DEPENDENCE

  Symeon Mandrinos, Constance Liew Sat Lin

  15-32

• IMPUNITY AND DEMOCRATIC QUALITY IN LATIN AMERICA (2015-2021): PATTERNS OF CONVERGENCE AND DIVERGENCE

  Bruno Macciotta Pulisci, Pablo Biderbost

  33-58

• ACROSS TIMELINES: DECODING CROSS-REGIONAL MEDIA FRAMINGS OF ISIS ON X (2014–2023)

  Khuswatun Hasanah, Dyah Lupita Sari, Hestutomo Restu Kuncoro, Erna Kurniawati

  59-77

• MALAYSIA'S STATE AUTONOMY STATUS IN CHINA'S BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE PARTNERSHIP

  Anis Thaqifah Mat Habib, Azlizan Talib, Muhamad Azwan Abd Rahman , Nik Hasif

  78-93

• FACTORS INFLUENCING EXPATRIATES’ INTENTION TO STAY: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF JOB SATISFACTION AND THE MODERATING EFFECT OF SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

  Nik Ab Halim Nik Abdullah, Mahum Tariq

  94-117

• THE COMPLEX INTERPLAY BETWEEN CHINA’S ETHNIC CONFLICTS, NATIONAL SECURITY AND GRAND STRATEGY

  Jiaxin Han, Zarina Othman, Nurhidayu Rosli

  118-136

• THE ABU SAYYAF GROUP AND KIDNAPPING FOR RANSOM IN SABAH, MALAYSIA, 2000–2023

  Ramli Dollah, Marja Azlima Omar, Hafiza Nur Adeen Nor Ahmad, Adi Jafar, Nelson Dino

  137-155

• JAPAN’S SHIFT FROM PACIFISM: REARMAMENT AMID SECURITY CHALLENGES

  Hazwan Dani Abdul Kadir

  156-180

• MARITIME SECURITY GOVERNANCE IN THE STRAITS OF MALACCA: INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, AND SINGAPORE’S RESPONSES

  Sumathy Permal, Ravichandran Moorthy

  181-198