The euro zone is showing early signs of an economic recovery that is unlikely to be derailed by the tariffs the Donald Trump administration has threatened thus far.

To stem the tide of “disembodied disconnect” as a symptom of the cyber age, digital technologies should be designed to enhance embodied social experiences that engage our uniquely human capacity to collaborate across diverse groups and engender deep social cohesion.

Global leaders must take urgent, concerted action to end road carnage.

The government must prioritize policies that curb widening inequality while expanding access to prosperity across all social strata.

European leaders knew that Vladimir Putin in the East and Donald Trump in the West would be a strategic nightmare scenario.

It would do well for the Prabowo administration to take a page out of Jokowi's PR playbook on best public communications practices, lest it quickly come to be viewed as a pariah, especially following 10 years of a president who remains highly popular today.

The government's last-minute decision to redirect 100,000 tonnes of the beef import quota, or 60 percent of the 180,000-tonne total quota, to state-owned enterprises (SOEs) PT Berdikari and PT Perusahaan Perdagangan Indonesia (PPI) has sparked protests from private importers, which argue the move will severely impact the industry. The government also has allocated an extra 100,000-tonne buffalo meat quota for Indian imports that excludes private importers.

The regional governments, and their elected leaders, represent this diversity, and they are the only political institution to do so.

Bangkok is finally offering an unprecedented degree of cooperation in combating scam centers along the Myanmar border. Will it last?

The key to the future of our coastal ecosystems and mangrove development lies in the most modern of answers: Technology.

Rather than imposing reciprocal tariffs, countries would do better to consider other measures, both individually and collectively, to mitigate the domestic and global economic fallout from Trump's trade war, including strengthening regional trade blocs.

According to the Global AI Index 2023, Indonesia ranks 46th out of 62 countries, highlighting a pressing need to enhance its digital infrastructure to effectively tackle challenges in AI development.

Currently, informatics education only begins at the middle school level, meaning that if AI literacy is introduced in elementary schools, at least a portion of Indonesia’s 1.6 million elementary teachers will need training.

Democratic progress in Southeast Asia remains stifled by authoritarian resilience, weak institutions, and the misuse of legal frameworks to silence opposition.

Amid the budget efficiency affecting most government institutions, President Prabowo Subianto plans to develop 100 Territorial Development Battalions to implement his vision of food self-sufficiency. The special battalions will be manned by Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel with expertise in farming and livestock, further confirming the return of the military to civilian affairs after over 25 years of Reform.

This week’s protests, the fastest that any president has faced since taking office since the Reform era, are a visible sign of this renewed vigor.

The EU and China may fill the aid vacuum left by Trump’s aid cuts.

If not managed properly, Danantara could follow the same disastrous path as 1MDB, which turned from a great hope into a national financial catastrophe.

Given the high level of dynamism in the Indo-Pacific, it is prudent for Indonesia to update its strategic paradigms.

The climate crisis is more than an environmental issue and requires more than a solution for equitable financing: It is a global challenge that demands both a shift in the development and economic paradigms as well as a collective, holistic effort to protect this planet we call home.

Singapore proactively scouts Indonesia’s top 1 percent talent such as winners of math or physics Olympics or other local competitions, enticing them with scholarships that lead toward permanent residency and finally naturalization.

What is needed is the resurrection of the KPK into an independent body that is able to manage itself, fulfill its mandate effectively and be once again trusted by the public. 

Amid nationwide budget cuts, former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s ambitious Nusantara capital city project is on the brink of failure. Under the current administration of Prabowo Subianto, the Nusantara project has taken a step back in priority in lieu of funding his own flagship free nutritious meal program and his food and energy self-sufficiency vision.

Our government must work on the assumption that global trade is no longer what it used to be.

Manufacturing is a substantial source of national emissions, accounting for almost a third of Indonesia’s total emissions.

Indonesia Corruption Watch reported that corruption cases during Jokowi's era cost the country at least Rp 290 trillion (US$18.7 billion).

Something important is happening in China, and it should worry the country’s political leadership