Southeast Asia
China’s relations with Indonesia requires more cautious moves
Authors: Zhou
Dong-chen & Muhammad Raihan Ronodipuro
At the
invitation of Chinese military commission, Indonesian Minister of Defense
Prabowo Subianto made a working visit to Beijing during December...
A Reflection on the 2019 White Paper on Vietnamese National Defense
Authors: Do Quynh Anh & Yang Yizhong
Among more
than one dozen of the neighbor states of China, Vietnam is of special interest in
terms of their...
What Jokowi’s anti-radicalism cabinet can do for Indonesian security
Jokowi second terms have been preoccupied
with the issue of radicalism following the shocking attack to former
coordinator minister of politics, law and security, Wiranto. The...
Belt and Road Initiative: Challenging South and Southeast Asia
The euphoria about the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Indonesia and
elsewhere in South and Southeast Asia (SEA) has been felt since 2017,
particularly following...
ASEAN Summit Meeting 2019: Expectations and Norms
The 2018 ASEAN Summit had posed a valid
question with regard to the compatibility between ASEAN centrality and the
Indo-Pacific concept. ASEAN addressed this impending question...
Progressive Development of Democracy in Asia-Pacific Region
The Asia-
Pacific region is becoming an interesting entity to study as of the various
dynamics it entails. This region is characterized with the gradual elimination
of...
Indonesia’s new electric car may disrupt its relations with Japan
Authors: Muhammad
Zulfikar Rakhmat, Dimas Permadi, and Ramadha Valentine
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has recently signed a presidential regulation on electric cars. The regulation requires several...
China-Indonesia relations are expected to grow during Jokowi’s second term
Authors: Muhammad
Zulfikar Rakhmat, Ramadha Valentine and Dimas Permadi*
China-Indonesia relations are expanding significantly. This is particularly true in the economic sphere, as evidenced by the...
Reducing gender gaps in Asia and Pacific essential to realizing region’s potential
Over the past two decades, the Asia and Pacific region
has made progress in reducing gender gaps in certain areas, most notably
education. According to the...
How Countries in Southeast Asia are Working Together to Accelerate Human Capital Development
In their decades-long efforts to spur strong economic
growth and significantly reduce poverty, countries in the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) also successfully improved education...