Browsing by Author "Mirzayi, Qudrat"

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    Altruism or status-seeking: the global south and Indonesia's humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
    (Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia, 2024) Mirzayi, Qudrat; Nia Deliana; Moch Faisal Karim
    Humanitarianism and humanitarian aid are noble concepts and practices, but sometimes, they can be a controversial method of statecraft, employed solely for a country’s own national and international strategic interests. This issue is considerable in Global South countries, which, despite their low- and middle-income economic capacity (mostly not all), can still provide international humanitarian aid — as showcased by Indonesia’s regular provision of international aid to Afghanistan since 2001. Based on this assumption, this research seeks to understand whether Indonesian humanitarian aid to Afghanistan an altruism-based foreign policy is or prompted by a statecraft status-seeking strategy formed to shape and elevate Indonesia’s status as an emerging middle power in the Global South humanitarian index. The author employed a qualitative method to achieve this objective, relying on the process tracing technique for data analysis. By consulting numerous foreign affairs reports, index records, archival sources, and interviews, this research found that altruism isthe strongest motivation driving Indonesia’s humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. Strategic interests, such as status-seeking, are also considerable factors, but most indicators showed that altruism, which is rooted in religious beliefs and the country’s Constitution, is the most significant reason for the aid. This is followed by Indonesia’s religious and historical solidarity with Afghanistan.
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    The place of the indian ocean in the strategic rivalry between India and China
    (Everant Publisher, 2024-09-20) Mirzayi, Qudrat
    In recent decades, the rotation of international power has been slightly directed towards Asia; in the meantime, the emergence of two Asian powers, India and China, has attracted the most international attention. Although these two countries have a history of civilizational friendship, they currently see each other as rivals more than anything else. While both have unresolved border disputes, in recent decades, the Indian Ocean has become a place of strategic rivalry for both countries. Since the seas play an essential role in gaining the power of great powers, the dream of becoming a great power will only come true with the influence of the seas and water. This research, which investigated the rivalry between India and China in the Indian Ocean, shows that the rivalry of both countries in this region is more than anything else for the purpose and motivation of gaining power, which both countries are looking for.