Southeast Asia
The Ways People Have Fund with Oligarchic Democracy in Indonesia
Democracy is the lunch of Indonesia’s politicians. The law (rule of law) is the dessert. At night, they turn political parties and the topic...
Sustainable tourism and fisheries key to growth in post-COVID Pacific
Developing countries of Asia and the Pacific are experiencing unbalanced tolls of the COVID-19 pandemic. Grim milestones in infections and deaths have left countless...
Indonesia Needs New Maritime Approach in the Sea of Natuna Island
The Indonesia-China conflict in the sea of the Natuna Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) which was recently reportedly massively was not new. A similar...
A Story about a World Heritage in Bali
Monday, June 29, 2020, when you open the Google search engine, you will see a picture of a farmer sitting in a hut. His...
Distinguished Experts Call for Strengthening India-Vietnam Public Diplomacy
“During our history we have extended mutual support to each other…(we) have been able to benefit from the support from Indian people and government...
Prospects and Challenges for Indonesia to Counter IUU Fishing as a Transnational Organized Crime
Authors: Ahmad Almaududy Amri Ph.D and Aloysius Selwas Taborat LL.M*
Ocean governance has never been so crucial as it is now since the conclusion of...
Will ASEAN member states united behind the South China Sea Arbitration award?
On December 12th, 2019, Malaysia submitted a proposal to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) concerning the limits of its...
Amidst BBNJ Negotiations: The Philippine Diplomacy
With the increased footprint and growing anthropogenic pressures in the marine areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) that the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) started...
U.S. and Southeast Asian nations solidarity on South China Sea
With US sending a strict note against China on the issue of its reclaimed islands in South China Sea and invalid EEZ, China is...
ASEAN, Covid-19 and the Vietnam’s Chairmanship
COVID-19 (C-19) event is posing serious challenges for the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2020. But Vietnam, as current ASEAN chair,...