Southeast Asia
Can Myanmar’s nuclear capability bring disaster for South and Southeast Asia?
Myanmar is a regional peace-destroying and destabilizing junta-state. Military rulers have long been working with Russia to develop nuclear weapons. The place of nuclear...
Building India-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
In the forthcoming summit meeting in Cambodia in November 2022 ,India and ASEAN countries have agreed to work towards comprehensive strategic partnership. The strategic...
Myanmar-Bangladesh’s military diplomacy for promoting regional security and stability
After mortars landed in Bangladesh during attacks against the Arakan Army (AA) in Rakhine State, border soldiers from Bangladesh and Myanmar's junta promised to...
Indonesia’s soft power diplomacy in R20, promoting Indonesian Islam to the world
G20 is an annual forum that was originally a meeting to respond to the financial crises which occurred in 1998 and 2008. The formation...
Indonesia discontinues rice imports as a form of trade protection to boost domestic rice production
The agricultural sector is one of the most important and most strategic sectors for the survival of a country, without food the country could...
The Dilemma of Opening Indonesia-Israel Diplomatic Relations
An Israeli media outlet, The Jerusalem Post recently published an online reportage in September 2022 insisting that a “secret delegation” from Indonesia was scheduled...
China’s role in Rohingya crisis solution between Myanmar-Bangladesh is appreciable
Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said that the Myanmar government has agreed to take back the Rohingyas through the mediation of China. He...
Indonesia Amid the Threat of Indo-Pacific Security Dilemma
Authors: Aditya Ristanto and Muhammad Rayhan Faqih Syahfa*
The United States and China Rivalry in Indo-Pacific Region
Last year, Biden’s administration announced Australia, the United Kingdom,...
Indonesian Muslims gamble on problematic ties to Saudi government vehicle
Nahdlatul Ulama, arguably the world’s only Muslim mass movement propagating a genuinely moderate and pluralistic form of Islam, has forged an unlikely, albeit temporary,...
Batik as the strength of Indonesia’s diplomacy
Indonesia is an archipelagic country rich in natural, human and cultural resources. With its diverse cultures, Indonesia is able to produce various local wisdoms...