Address

GO6 Wisma E & C, Jalan Dungun Kiri Bukit Damansara 50490 Kuala Lumpur

Contact Information

Call: +60(14)833-0O00

Email: zokhri.idris[a]eireneresearch.org

Research Interests

  • International Relations

DR. ZOKHRI IDRIS

Founder, Managing Partner

Ph.D (International Relations) Korea, M.A. (IMRI) Malaya, GradCert (EPP) Japan, LL.B (Hons) UK.

Biography

Dr. Zokhri Idris has held some academic positions in International Relations research and teaching, currently a founder and a partner of Eirene Research. His area of research focuses on the changing nature of diplomacy and sovereignty of developing nations, especially Malaysia. Currently, Dr. Zokhri serves as a senior faculty member of Faculty of Business and Professional Studies, MSU after completing his industrial attachment at Puncak Niaga Management Services as an assistant manager serving the Strategic Resources and Government Relations Division. His research activities varied from a local-setting to a regional-setting agenda research companies both in Putrajaya and in Seoul. He holds a Doctorate Degree in IR, looking into International Terrorism proliferation and states’ counterterrorism policies, expanding into the ambits of historical narratives, regional context, and country’s foreign policies. Dr. Zokhri aims to build Eirene Research as an academic forum specializing in Leadership, Research and Diplomacy.

Education

  1. 2016

    Ph.D in International Relations (Peace and Security)

    Korea University GSIS
  2. 2010

    Environmental Policy Programme (EPP)

    International University of Japan
  3. 2009

    International Masters in Regional Integration

    Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya
  4. 2006

    LL.B (Hons)

    University of Manchester

Professional Experience

  1. 2019
    Founder and Managing Partner
    Eirene Research
  2. 2017
    Assistant Manager, Strategic Resource and Public Relations Division
    Puncak Niaga Management Services
  3. 2016
    Lecturer-in-Law
    University of Malaya
  4. 2014
    Researcher
    Social Science Korea Human Rights Forum (SSK)
  5. 2010
    Research Analyst
    Razak School of Government, Malaysia

Awards & Prizes

  • 2011
    Korea University GSIS International Students Scholarship
    Korea University, GSIS
  • 2010
    Bright Sparks Fellowships
    University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
  • 2009
    JENESSYS Environmental Policy Program
    Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)