Where is ASEAN amidst the rise of protectionism?
While widely being deemed as strengthening the relations within the global West, most notably among North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) country members, Russia's special...
Products of Indonesian MSMEs into Cultural and Economic Diplomacy
What is MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises)?
In the Indonesian economy, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises or MSMEs are the business groups that have...
Towards the Presidential Elections of 2024: Is, Mexico Transitioning Backwards?
On June 5, 2022, Mexico held gubernatorial elections in six states: Durango, Tamaulipas, Aguascalientes, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, and Quintana Roo. These elections were characterised by...
Why Africa Comes Under Critical Review at St. Petersburg Forum
With more than 2,700 business representatives and business leaders from about 90 different countries confirmed their participation in the landmark St. Petersburg International Economic...
Galwan, two years on
15 June 2022 marks two years since the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China saw its deadliest clash in forty-five years,...
President Jokowi makes bamboo bicycles a forum for diplomacy with the Australian PM
Anthony Albanese (Prime minister of Australia) came to Indonesia and met President Jokowi. Albanese was welcomed at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java...
Who is cutting ties with whom? Russia and the Bologna education system
On June 6th, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education Dmitry Afanasyevsaid that all Russian educational organizations were excluded from the Bologna process. Thus, Russia stops using the Bologna...
Recognising Israel: Any Asian volunteers?
The question for Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not whether either country will recognise Israel but when and who will go first.
For the past...
What should we know about the Shangri-La Dialogue’s Sino-US Defense Ministers talks?
From June 10 to 12, Singapore hosted the Asia-Pacific Security and Defense Forum "Shangri-La Dialogue." The Chinese Defense Minister delivered a speech at the...
Can Europe Afford for Turkey Not to Be in NATO?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has united NATO in ways not seen since the Cold War. At the same time, it has highlighted fissures...