pensyarah universiti
pusat kajian sejarah, politik & hal ehwal antarabangsa (sphea)
zo@ukm.edu.my
Biografi/ Biography :
Zarina @ Zairina Binti Othman merupakan Profesor Hubungan Antarabangsa. Beliau kini memegang jawatan sebagai Pengerusi di Pusat Penyelidikan Sejarah, Politik dan Hal Ehwal Antarabangsa, Fakulti Kemanusiaan dan Sains Sosial, UKM (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia). Beliau juga merupakan felo penyelidik di Pusat Penyelidikan dan Advokasi Hak Asasi Manusia (CENTHRA). Zarina Othman memperoleh PhD dalam bidang Hubungan Antarabangsa, (pengkhususan dalam Pengajian Keselamatan) dan Politik Perbandingan. Beliau pernah menjadi Ketua Program, 2010-2015 (Kajian Strategik dan Hubungan Antarabangsa), UKM dan Penyelaras Wanita Pertama (2005-2007) untuk Maktab Pertahanan Angkatan Tentera UKM-Malaysia (MAFDC). Prof Zarina Othman mempunyai pengalaman hampir dua puluh lima tahun sebagai pensyarah dan penyelidik. Selain mengajar di UKM, beliau juga merupakan Profesor Adjung di Maktab Pertahanan, Institut Diplomasi dan Hubungan Luar Negeri dan Maktab Kanan Polis Malaysia di Kuala Lumpur. Beliau sebelum ini adalah seorang profesor pelawat di Taiwan, di Thailand, dan di Indonesia. Beliau telah menerbitkan secara meluas dan membentangkan banyak kertas penyelidikan di pelbagai negara dalam persidangan antarabangsa yang berprestij dan telah menjalankan banyak kerja lapangan di luar negara termasuk di Bangladesh, Taiwan, Iran, Indonesia, Myanmar, dan Thailand. Minat penyelidikannya tertumpu pada keselamatan manusia, isu keselamatan bukan tradisional, keselamatan serantau, politik Islam dan kajian keamanan. Antara penerbitan terbaru beliau termasuk Kepentingan Negara Jepun di Selat Melaka (2020) dan Rohingya Survivors (2019). Beliau boleh dihubungi di: zo@ukm.edu.my
Zarina @ Zairina Binti Othman is an International Relations Professor. She is currently holding a position as Chair at the Research Center in History, Politics and International Affairs, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, UKM (National University of Malaysia). She is also a research fellow at the Centre for Human Rights Research and Advocacy (CENTHRA). Zarina Othman earned her PhD in the field of International Relations, (specializing in Security Studies) and Comparative Politics. She was formerly the Head of the Program, 2010-2015 (Strategic Studies and International Relations), UKM and the First Woman Coordinator (2005-2007) for UKM-Malaysia Armed Forces Defence College (MAFDC). Prof Zarina Othman has almost twenty five years of experience as a lecturer and researcher. Besides teaching at UKM, she is also an Adjunct Professor at the Defence College, Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations and Malaysia’s Senior Police Academy in Kuala Lumpur. She was previously a visiting professor in Taiwan, in Thailand, and in Indonesia. She has published extensively and presented many research papers at various national and prestigious
international conferences and has conducted many field works overseas including in Bangladesh, Taiwan, Iran, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Her research interests focus on human security, non-traditional security issues, regional security, political Islam and peace studies. Among her recent publications include Japan’s National Interests in the Straits of Malacca (in Malay 2020) and Rohingya Survivors (2019). She can be contacted at: zo@ukm.edu.my
nafisah ilham hussin, zarina othman, norhafiza md hed, nadhirah mohd azmi. (2025). can malaysia move to tier 1? analysing the current trends and case studies of human trafficking . - jurnal ilmu sosial dan ilmu politik. 297 - 314.
jiaxin han, zarina othman, nurhidayu rosli. (2025). the complex interplay between china's ethnic conflicts, national security and grand strategy. - journal of international studies. 136 - 154.
nurhidayu rosli, zarina othman. (2025). grievances and fears in democratization: the catalysts for change in hamas and hezbollah post-arab spring. - . 225 - 240.
atika shafinaz nazri, zarina othman, kartini aboo talib@khalid, emyzai zainuddin. (2025). “is there peace?”: discrimination and the refugee experience in malaysia. - masyarakat, kebudayaan dan politik. 14 - 29.
tian tiecheng, zarina othman, aizat khairi. (2024). contemporary sino-indonesian relations. - sinergi: journal of strategic studies & international affairs. 19 - 37.
dakheelallah alharbi, zarina othman, sity daud. (2019). the arab spring and syria security. - global journal of political science and administration. 43-49.
rafidah dahari, nor azizan idris and zarina othman. (2019). penyeludupan senjata api di sempadan malaysia-thailand dan ancamannya terhadap keselamatan insan. - jebat : malaysian journal of history, politics & strategic studies. 79-117.
raed m. i. qaddoura, zarina othman, marina abdul majid. (2019). u.s. interests and the israel-palestine conflict: a review. - insight turkey. 217-225.
rafidah dahari, nor azizan idris, zarina othman. (2019). penyeludupan senjata api di sempadan malaysia-thailand dan ancaman ke atas keselamatan insan. - jebat: malaysian journal of history, politics & strategic studies. 79-117.
abdallah asmer, zarina othman, ravichandran moorthy. (2019). israels security concern of arab uprisings. - jebat - malaysian journal of history, politics & strategic studies. 96-111.
nafisah ilham hussin, zarina othman, norhafiza md hed, nadhirah mohd azmi. (2025). can malaysia move to tier 1? analysing the current trends and case studies of human trafficking . - jurnal ilmu sosial dan ilmu politik. 297 - 314.
jiaxin han, zarina othman, nurhidayu rosli. (2025). the complex interplay between china's ethnic conflicts, national security and grand strategy. - journal of international studies. 136 - 154.
atika shafinaz nazri, zarina othman, kartini aboo talib@khalid, emyzai zainuddin. (2025). “is there peace?”: discrimination and the refugee experience in malaysia. - masyarakat, kebudayaan dan politik. 14 - 29.
zarina othman, norliza dolhan, atika shafinaz nazri. (2024). human trafficking among bangladeshi workers in malaysia: unveiling the impact on health security. - geografia-malaysian journal of society and space. 74 - 87.
ahmad sharif haron; mohd irwan syazli saidin; zarina othman. (2023). the human (in)security of syrian refugees in malaysia. - social sciences. 1-13.
nurhidayu rosli, zarina othman. (2025). grievances and fears in democratization: the catalysts for change in hamas and hezbollah post-arab spring. - . 225 - 240.
bakri mat, zarina othman & ratnaria wahid. (2018). kerjasama serantau menangani isu ancaman sekuriti makanan di asia tenggara : perspektif malaysia. - . 152-173.
nor azizan idris & zarina othman. (2017). malaysia and the development of asian regionalism. - . 5 : 99-120.
zarina othman & nor azizan idris. (2016). illicit drugs as a human security threat in east asia. - . 29-52.
zarina othman & nor azizan idris. (2015). pendahuluan. - . xxi-xxxvi.
khadijah khalid, abrizah abdullah, zarina othman, suzeileez syrena abdul rahim, izzarulfatihah aidil. (2024). impak sosioekonomi pengantarabangsaan pendidikan tinggi malaysia: dari bukti ke tindakan. - . .
mohd ramlan mohd arshad, mohd na'em ajis, zarina othman, aizat khairi. (2024). pelarian rohingya di malaysia: peranan organisasi sivil dalam isu hak asasi manusia. - . .
mohd ramlan mohd arshad, mohd naiem ajis, aizat khairi, zarina othman. (2024). pelarian rohingya di malaysia: peranan organisasi masyarakat sivil dalam isu hak asasi manusia. - . .
abdul halim daud, zarina othman, nor azizan idris. (2024). fahaman syiah dan keselamatan di malaysia. - . .
aini fatihah roslam, zarina othman. (2022). hubungan myanmar-amerika syarikat dan china. - . 257.
khadijah khalid, abrizah abdullah, zarina othman, suzeileez syrena abdul rahim, izzarulfatihah aidil. (2024). impak sosioekonomi pengantarabangsaan pendidikan tinggi malaysia: dari bukti ke tindakan. - . .
mohd irwan syazli bin saidin;mohammad agus bin yusoff;wan kamal bin mujani;zarina @ zairina binti othman. (2023). perspektif, cabaran dan sumbangan organisasi kemanusiaan malaysia, mapim, gpmm dan mercy terhadap krisis pelarian syria di turki.. - . .
d.ravichandran k.dhakshinamoorthy;zarina @ zairina binti othman;chin kok fay;mohd ikbal bin mohd huda. (2023). exploring the strategic role of ‘diplomacy and international relations’ in the management of global palm oil issues: a gap analysis of palm oil stakeholder agencies in malaysia. - . .
zarina othman dan mohd ikbal mohd huda. (2018). memahami perkembangan keselamatan serantau, global. - berita harian. .
zarina @ zairina binti othman;salawati binti mat basir. (2018). isu kemanusiaan: kelangsungan hidup pelarian etnik rohingya di malaysia. - . .
| Geran / Grant | Kolaborator / Collaborator | Status |
|---|---|---|
| "LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND": BEST PRACTICES IN REFUGEE GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK FROM JORDAN TO MALAYSIA. | amman arab university | 24.4% (2025-04-01 sehingga 2027-03-31) |