Vol. 22 No. 1 (2026): Journal of International Studies (JIS) Vol.22, 1 (April) 2026

Articles

• LABOUR RIGHTS AND GLOBAL STANDARDS: USING INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS TO EXAMINE JUST AND FAVOURABLE  WORK CONDITIONS IN PAKISTAN

  Harlida Abdul Wahab, Muhammad Waseem Iqbal

  1-16

• AN ANALYSIS OF THE POST-COVID-19 EFFORTS IN COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE SMUGGLING OF MIGRANTS IN MALAYSIA

  Sheila Devi Michael

  17-36

• NEXUS BETWEEN FOREIGN AID AND GDP: A PANEL DATA ANALYSIS OF TWENTY VULNERABLE COUNTRIES (V20)

  Shamima Akter, Md. Rabiul Islam, Rozina Akter, Sadekin

  37-59

• ASSESSING THE RIPPLE EFFECT: THE ECONOMY AND MONETARY POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON ASEAN-5 STOCK MARKET DYNAMICS

  Yee Ching Teh, Lee Peng Foo, Mui Yin Chin, Chia Yien Lim

  60-79

• CROSS-BORDER OVERSIGHT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR A HARMONISED INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

  Ahmed F. S. Abulehia, Muath Mohammed Alashqar, Mohammed R. M. Elshobake, Asmar Abdul Rahim, Ahmad Shamsul Abd. Aziz

  80-97

• CHINA’S STRATEGIC RESPONSE TO U. S. DECOUPLING IN THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY:A NEOMERCANTILIST PERSPECTIVE

  Zaharul Abdullah, Rosyidah Muhamad, Aini Fatihah Roslam

  98-115

• REFRAMING THE INDIA-PAKISTAN KASHMIR CONFLICT:DISCURSIVE CONSTRUCTIONS OF SPACE, POWER AND IDENTITY

  Che Mohd Aziz Yaacob, Idris Saminu

  116-136

• THE PERENNIAL PROBLEMS OF DEMOCRATICPROMOTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

  Ali Muhammad, Tian Adhia Nugraha, Dian Azmawati, Suyatno Laqidi

  137-156

• RISING TO GLOBAL PROMINENCE: THE SUBNATIONAL ROLEOF HAINAN PROVINCE IN CHINA’S FOREIGN RELATIONS

  Hongying Li

  157-177

• STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS OF CHINA’S BRIAMID TRUMP 2.0’S TARIFFS:AN INTERREGIONAL PERSPECTIVE

  Barack Lujia Bao, Mohd Kamarulnizam Abdullah

  178-202

• THE PARIS PROTOCOL AND FISCAL FRAGILITY: WITHHOLDING CLEARANCE TAX REVENUES IN PALESTINE (1997–2022)

  Farah Amer Hamdallah

  203-221

• WATER CONCESSION AND HYDRO HEGEMONYIN MALAYSIA-SINGAPORE RELATIONS:THE QUESTION OF SOVEREIGN RIGHTS, ASYMMETRIC INTERDEPENDENCE AND POWER STRATEGIES

  Dr. Mohd Firdaus Abdullah, Arba'iyah Mohd Noor, Abdul Muein Abadi, Mardiana Nordin, Mohd Ikbal Mohd Huda

  222-240