Southeast Asia
Rethinking the Connectivity of Indonesia’s Outermost Small Islands Following the Failure of ‘Nawacita’
This October, the Indonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo will hand the reins of government to President-elect Prabowo Subianto. President Jokowi has implemented numerous development...
Indonesia’s AI Journey: A Model for Change Management in Developing Countries
Authors: Tuhu Nugraha and Oke Hastiawan*
A Nation on the Cusp of Transformation
Imagine an industry bustling with workers, each contributing to the economic growth of...
Navigating the Uncertainty of Indonesia’s Foreign Policy under Prabowo Subianto
The election of Prabowo Subianto as Indonesia's next president marks a significant turning point in the country's foreign policy. With a nationalist and militaristic...
Empowering change and resilience: Social protection in the age of megatrends
Social protection systems are essential to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
However, social protection is insufficient across Asia and the Pacific, and the...
Indonesian Astropolitics is Outdated: Will Indonesia Rise and See The Opportunities?
Issues regarding defense and security are now experiencing increasingly complex developments, where the areas that are the focus of defense and security no longer...
Southeast Asia’s Leadership Crucibles: Past Visions, Present Struggles
Albert Camus once said, "In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer", if "winter" represents hardship,...
The Release of Susi Air Pilot by the OPM in Papua:What Does Hostage Diplomacy Reveal?
Background
The release of Susi Air pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens, who was held hostage for 19 months by the armed wing of the Free Papua...
The Quad way of standing the test of time
U.S. President Joe Biden hosted fellow Quad leaders – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and Prime Minister...
Why Jokowi’s Nusantara May Be Prabowo’s Biggest Test
Authors: Karl Gading Sayudha & Muhammad Rafi Bakri*
As Joko Widodo’s presidency winds down, the spotlight is firmly on Indonesia’s ambitious capital relocation project to...
2024 Indonesia Local Election: Is Citizen Supervision a Game Changer?
Local Elections in Indonesia were pioneered in 2005 as a part of broader demands for more open political participation after the call for reform....