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Indonesia’s Democratic Future Starts in Its Schools
With a poor child in Papua completing roughly six years of school and a Jakarta child completing eleven, Indonesia is not simply unequal —...
Indonesia’s New Course in the Middle East Under Prabowo
Following his election as President of the Republic of Indonesia for the 2024-2029 term, a new chapter begins for Prabowo Subianto President as he...
High Costs for Big Dreams: Financing Challenges in Addressing the Climate Crisis for Indonesia
Indonesia has declared ambitious commitments in tackling the climate crisis. To achieve the goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to carbon neutrality by...
Prabowo’s Russia Play Proves Indonesia’s Multipolar Prowess
When President Prabowo Subianto chose St. Petersburg over the G7 last June, he signalled more than a diplomatic detour—he underscored Indonesia’s determination to carve out an...
Who Deserves to Reproduce? The Dangerous Logic Behind Conditional Welfare
The statement by West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi (popularly known as Kang Dedi Mulyadi or KDM) concerning the plan to make vasectomy, or male...
How a 19% Tariff on Indonesian Goods Strengthens United States’ Hand in Southeast Asia
At first glance, a 19% U.S. tariff on imports from Indonesia – a friendly trading partner – sounds like the start of a trade...
Why Trump’s New Tariffs Went Easy on Indonesia
As Donald Trump returns to the White House for a second term, his signature approach to foreign economic policy—tariff diplomacy—is once again remapping the...
Indonesia Eyes Stronger EU Ties Post-BRICS Summit Amid Global Uncertainty
Indonesia is apparently seeking a secure position in an unstable world situation. It fosters cooperation through partnerships for this purpose. In this situation, Indonesia’s...
Indonesia’s Nickel Nationalism: Sustainability, Sovereignty, and Strategic Industrialism
In the global pursuit of the green energy transition, Indonesia has transformed itself from a passive resource provider into a commanding pillar in the...
One Home-Grown AI Platform Is Protecting Indonesia—and Inspiring the Global South
The Spark
“Why keep buying the future when we can invent it ourselves?”
That question wouldn’t leave me alone.
Every day inside Security Operations Centers (SOCs) across...