Even in countries with extensive and reliable transportation networks, holiday travel brings headaches for travelers and authorities alike, with traffic congestion on major highways and, or, long queues at airports. 

Key gas infrastructure, liquefaction plants in particular, are more complex and expensive to build and repair than the oil equivalent.

Once viewed as a bulwark of neutrality, ASEAN has shown it can be divided when external economic pressure is applied.

Progressive royalties may create additional uncertainty, diminish Indonesia's comparative attractiveness and increase the perceived regulatory risk premium. 

The international community needs to step up its commitment to the Responsibility to Protect, which was deliberately designed to ensure protection for populations against mass atrocity crimes within the purview of international law.

Iran’s model of smart air defense, combining geographic fragmentation, asymmetric resource management and layered deterrence, warrants a close study by developing countries such as Indonesia toward restructuring the national security doctrine for an integrated, hybrid approach.

RCEP is widely identified as an instrument for regional resilience: a platform for market expansion, supply chain diversification and rules-based certainty.

Indonesia’s membership in the pro-Israel Board of Peace is by no means a masterstroke of diplomacy; it is a billion-dollar betrayal of the Palestinian cause.

As the US pivots toward aggressive trade probes over concerns of forced labor, Indonesia’s nickel industry finds itself at a critical crossroads where only radical transparency can secure its place in the global EV supply chain.

To significantly save national fuel consumption, the idea of a short workweek could be an attractive proposition both for employers and employees alike.

Indonesia is transforming from a quiet diplomat into a "status-affirming" middle power, using proactive hedging to secure strategic autonomy in a multipolar world. By reviving the "Bandung Spirit," Jakarta can lead a global coalition of middle powers to restrain major-power conflict and build a more equitable international order.

Green investment is a win-win. In addition to mitigating climate change, its spillover effects lead to higher productivity, good jobs and higher living standards. 

Within the broader tradition of political thought, criticism is the most honest form of engagement. 

While Washington grapples with strategic disorientation, Tehran is inverting "Madman Theory" to build a new, lethal credibility through consistent execution. In this 24-day window, the nature of warfare has been altered, leaving neutral powers like Indonesia to navigate a world where ambiguity is no longer a shield.

An ambitious national plan to develop 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity has gradually evolved from an idea floated by President Prabowo Subianto into a program now moving toward implementation. In recent months, the initiative has gained clearer institutional backing, with state asset fund Danantara emerging as the main investment and financing vehicle tasked with mobilizing capital for rollout. The initiative is framed as part of efforts to strengthen energy self-sufficiency, one of Prabowo's key national priorities, particularly amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East that could disrupt global energy supplies.

Why did Washington decide to pursue the path of war rather than continuing with diplomacy?

As Gen Z movements shake the foundations of traditional politics from Indonesia, Nepal to Europe, the old pillars of representative democracy are no longer enough to hold up the world. We must move beyond the ballot box toward a deliberative, bottom-up model that gives the new generation a real seat at the table.

While some Western leaders’ recent acknowledgement that the old order is outdated might seem refreshingly honest at first, they seem to be in a rush to bury it for good without proposing reforms for a better, more just alternative for all.

Behind the rhetoric of digital cooperation, Indonesia’s new trade framework risks turning the nation into a mere supplier of raw data for global giants. To avoid a digital paradox, the country must bridge the gap between open data flows and the domestic infrastructure needed to capture its true economic value.

Indonesia is not a party to this conflict, but it cannot afford to be a bystander.

The interim freeze by MSCI on Indonesia’s February market status review has shaken the country’s capital market and triggered a wave of reform initiatives. Authorities quickly responded with measures including investigations into past fraudulent trading cases, new disclosure rules and plans to demutualize the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). While these steps signal a stronger reform commitment, fundamental problems remain unresolved, undermining the role of Indonesia’s equity market as a source of long-term financing for economic growth.

The KPK's holiday move to transfer a high-profile graft suspect to temporary house arrest could set a dangerous precedent for preferential treatment and risk backsliding in the country's fight against graft.

Beyond a spiritual ritual, Ramadhan offers a powerful economic blueprint for bridging Indonesia’s wealth gap and securing a just, prosperous future by 2045.

As global oil prices soar and the rupiah weakens, the government is responding with a display of military hardware that masks, but cannot fix, a deepening economic crisis.

By choking off the Strait of Hormuz to oil flowing from pro-US Persian Gulf countries, while still shipping a substantial amount of its own oil to China, Iran has slapped painful sanctions on the US.

In an economy still heavily skewed toward urban concentration, where capital accumulates disproportionately in Jakarta and major cities, the annual Idul Fitri migration serves as a release valve, channeling economic “lifeblood” back into rural capillaries.

As Indonesia’s 2026 budget faces an oil-fueled collision between campaign promises and market reality, the government must choose: protect its signature projects or save its fiscal credibility.