https://www.ajips.org/index.php/ajips <p class="aboutus-text"><strong>ASIAN Journal of International Peace and Security (AJIPS)</strong> is an <strong>HEC recognized (Y category) </strong>quarterly [since 2021, previously biannual (2020 and annual 2017-2019)] double-blind peer-review research journal of the <strong>Foundation for Advancement of Independent Research and Learning for International Peace and Security (FAIRLIPS).</strong> The foundation aims to promote independent research and learning, both indispensable for securing international peace and security.</p> <p class="aboutus-text">The journal endeavors to advance the mission, principles, aims, and objectives of the foundation. It believes in the principles of strict adherence to objectivity, impartiality, and neutrality as well as access to truth and its transmission. Its main aim is to supplement the foundation’s objectives particularly: to create, promote and disseminate knowledge, and; to provide researchers from all over the world especially from the developing states such as Pakistan and other regional countries a forum to help publish their research on fast track basis.</p> Foundation for Advancement of Independent Research & Learning for International Peace & Security (FAIRLIPS) en-US ASIAN Journal of International Peace & Security (AJIPS) 2707-8809 https://www.ajips.org/index.php/ajips/article/view/2025-vol-09-issue-4-interest-groups-as-a-key-policy-actors <p>The interest groups, whose influence, representation, and overall impact on public opinion, are the main focus of the study, present a significant role in the public policymaking process in the United States. Through a qualitative case study method, the research investigates to what extent the interest groups are allowed to participate in the policy formation process by lobbying, advocacy, and public engagement. This study relies on a variety of data such as policy documents, congressional records, and lobbying disclosures, in addition to literature reviews. According to the study, one of the main reasons why interest groups are considered indispensable in the democratic governance process is that they articulate different societal interests, provide the policymakers with the necessary expertise, and serve as a mediator between the citizens and the government. Besides, the study also points out new access and influence problems that need to be tackled through further research.</p> Ambreen Aman Zahid Yaseen Copyright (c) 2025 ASIAN Journal of International Peace & Security (AJIPS) 2025-12-24 2025-12-24 9 4 1 14 https://www.ajips.org/index.php/ajips/article/view/2025-vol-09-issue-4-from-911-to-107 <p>The paper presents a case study on metaphorical expressions of Netanyahu, examining how war crimes, violence, and morality are embedded within a metaphorical framework. The paper aims to contribute towards a better post-9/11 metaphorical analysis of "Israel-Palestine conflict" through a close examination of the video recording of Netanyahu’s address, focusing specifically on strategies of positive selfpresentation, "Us-Them," strategies, to make violence appear legitimate. The research paper further uses a Political Discourse Analysis tool conceptualized by Teun A. Van Dijk, to identify how this metaphorical appropriation can help identify Netanyahu’s cover mechanism, where terrorists past historical strategies are likened to cement a political ideology. Within this broader metaphorical construct, this paper interprets a qualitative research design where textual analysis of the metaphorical representation is presented. The result of this paper explains how metaphorical conceptualization can help create a division to position people both as victims and terrorists, besides metaphorical usage to frame terrorism as a threat to humanity. The paper further contributes towards enhancing our knowledge of metaphorical usage within a post9/11 construct, and helps to identify how metaphoric conceptualization can create opportunities for politicians to frame terrorism within a threat construct.</p> Fizzah Khan Awais Bin Wasi Sohail Ahmed Copyright (c) 2025 ASIAN Journal of International Peace & Security (AJIPS) 2025-12-24 2025-12-24 9 4 15 23