Southeast Asia
Indonesia Joins BRICS: Technology Export Restrictions and Their Consequences
Indonesia's inclusion in the BRICS membership can be seen as the first step to strengthen Indonesia's role as a country that can connect to...
Systemic Corruption: From Jokowi’s 2024 OCCRP Nomination to Narrow-Minded Nationalism
After a decade of his presidency, former President Joko Widodo–usually known as Jokowi–was nominated as the finalist for the Most Corrupt Person of the...
ANZUS at the Crossroads: Balancing Tradition and Modernization in Australia’s Quest for Indo-Pacific Security
For a long time, the ANZUS Treaty has been a key pillar in Australia's security strategy. Established in 1951 between Australia, New Zealand, and...
The Indonesian-Dutch Diaspora Through a Post-Colonial Lens
For over three centuries, the relationship between Indonesia and the Netherlands was dominated by the dynamics of colonialism, leaving a profound imprint on the...
Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing in the ASEAN Region: Environmental and Human Security Issues
Over 10 million people, from a population of 680 million across the ten ASEAN countries, are employed in the fisheries sector (Lee & Viswanathan,...
JUSSI: Redefining Regional Power in a Fragmented World
The inclusion of Indonesia as a full member of BRICS—elevating its global stature and strengthening the collective voice of the Global South—underscores the growing...
From Silk to Servers: China’s Hidden Power in Southeast Asia as a Fork in the Digital Road
The humid streets of Jakarta have been buzzing with tech excitement ever since the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has set up a large data...
From Commitment to Action: Indonesia’s Role in Advancing Women Peacekeepers
Authors: Marina Ika Sari and Yuli Ari Sulistyani*
In conflict zones, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) are urgent issues, with women and...
The Sunrise of Electoral Reform after Abolishing of Presidential Threshold
After 36 judicial review mechanisms at the Constitutional Court on the presidential threshold provisions, the Constitutional Court finally ended the debate by declaring unconstitutional...
Myanmar’s Uncertain Horizon: Will 2025 Bring Change or Chaos?
The Myanmar crisis, which developed substantially after the military coup of February 2021, appears as we enter the fourth year of the crisis. Violence,...