More: Indonesia
Elite’s Delusion: In Between Expectations and Reality in Indonesia
Perhaps the most challenging issue that we face right now as a nation is when the elite are delusional. Their bet to improve the...
Balancing Growth and Regulation: Apple’s Investment Struggles in Indonesia
Apple’s investment plans in Indonesia have been a hot topic over the past few months. Bloomberg recently reported that Apple is exploring a partnership...
IJEPA: A Lifeline for Indonesian Batik MSMEs Amidst the COVID-19 Storm
The colonial era is the genesis of the lengthy history of relations between Japan and Indonesia. Despite the sordid legacy of colonialism, the economic...
Imbalance Competition: Local & Multinational E-Commerce in Indonesia’s Domestic Market
The rapid development in the digital realm has brought new dynamics to the economy through the presence of multinational digital companies in developing countries....
Fraying Global Trade Networks and Sub-Regional Alternative in Southeast Asia
In a world of global trade volatility and disruptions to multilateral trade flows, at the tip of Peninsular Malaysia, straddling the Straits of Malacca...
Weak Protection of Musicians’ Rights and Indonesian Music Copyrights
Historically, legislation related to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) has existed in Indonesia since the pre-independence period introduced by the Dutch Colonial Government. In this...
Accelerating Digital Education in Indonesia: Lessons from China’s Consistency
The Indonesian government's initiative to introduce coding and artificial intelligence as elective subjects in primary and middle schools is a forward-thinking step that deserves...
Gender, Human Rights, and Family Planning in Indonesia
For a considerable period of time, Indonesia has been renowned for the numerous high-profile figures who exert considerable influence on the global economy. Concurrently,...
Indonesian Political Economic Diplomacy: Shaping the Future Under the General’s Leadership
Indonesia has just entered a new period of leadership led by Prabowo Subianto. This change of hands will also change many things, and diplomacy...
Prabowo’s ‘Anti-Western’ Rhetoric: Decoding Indonesia’s Multi-Alignment Strategy
As Prabowo Subianto assumed office as Indonesia’s President on October 20, 2024, his inaugural speech set a tone of anti-colonialism, sovereignty, and self-sufficiency that...