Southeast Asia
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Indonesian Astropolitics is Outdated: Will Indonesia Rise and See The Opportunities?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....
From Survival to Sustainability: A Roadmap for Indonesia and Developing Nations
In developing countries like Indonesia, the journey toward sustainability often follows a narrative of gradual learning and transformation. Initially, the focus is largely on...
Sino-American Competition in the Philippines: Issues and Insights
Recent developments in the Philippines have placed the country in the middle of a Sino-American great power rivalry. In June 2024, tensions flared between...
The case for pragmatic view of a Chin Quasi State in Myanmar
Authors: Kelvin Benny and Shubh Gupta*
Amid escalating global tensions and a rapidly changing international order, India needs to recalibrate its defence strategy, re-strategize, and...