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The soft coup against local democracy in Indonesia
The quasi-corporate approach to direct local elections is fundamentally flawed, as a price cannot be put on the democratic principle of popular sovereignty.
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Why the G20 is failing on climate, debt and inequality
The G20 has done exactly what it was set up to do; the problem is that the capitalist financial system is no longer sufficient to address the challenges of today's world. ...
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Bulgaria welcomes the eurozone: How Indonesia can benefit
Bulgaria has finally completed its full integration into the euro area, a journey that began with its membership of the European Union in 2007. What does the full integration mean for this nature-rich, beautiful country in the Balkans, which borders the Black Sea, and how can this benefit Indonesia? ...
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The irony of Indonesia’s UN human rights presidency
If Indonesia’s diplomacy remains entrenched in selective silence, the privilege of presiding over the council will devolve into symbolic prestige devoid of impact.
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Has Indonesia forsaken the Bandung Spirit?
The way the government responded to the recent kidnapping of Venezuela’s president by the United States and its claim to now run that country, may have put the final nail in the Bandung coffin, as far as Indonesia is concerned.
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What now for the 'rules-based order'?
Maduro’s forceful extraction represents something new, partly because US institutions have become much weaker and less democratic, but also because the veneer of legitimacy has been stripped off
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Maduro shows Prabowo why repression at home weaken sovereignty abroad
The erosion of domestic legitimacy created the very opening through which external power could intervene, moralize and ultimately dominate the narrative.
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Why Pari Island’s climate lawsuit matters
The decision of the Cantonal Court of Zug, Switzerland, in the case brought by Pari residents against Holcim marks a significant milestone in the development of global climate litigation.
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Year-end consumption surge: A sign of recovery or a seasonal mirage?
Focusing solely on credit expansion risks overlooking the fundamental issues of inequality and structural weakness in domestic demand.
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Indonesia can surpass Vietnam’s 8% growth
Indonesia's energy, critical minerals, agriculture and biodiversity-linked industries offer multiple growth vectors if managed with policy coherence.
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Taming unruly tourists with code of conduct
Social media addiction and the hyperconsumptive lifestyles of the 21st century often mean tourists forget the real purpose of their visit.
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Turning online conversations into child protection
In a country as diverse as Indonesia, decisions about immunization are shaped within families and communities and influenced by local social norms, religious guidance and lived experience.
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The grandeur and misery of international law
Too often, international law fails to prevent stronger states from acting as they please, as in the case of the US attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Maduro.
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Transforming IT without turbulence: How AI and service discipline can build trust
The benefits of combining IT service management and AI are often visible in measurable outcomes, such as faster incident resolution, reduced downtime and more efficient use of resources.
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Amid disasters, worsening geopolitics, Indonesia’s ‘theater state’ could reach its limit
There are democratic there are practices that are deployed to bind a nation together, whereas in an authoritarian society, rituals and theater are imposed upon the masses, to instill fear and submission.
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Caught upstream: Saving Indonesia’s dying textile industry
For Indonesia, protectionism does not generate the jobs the country needs, while damaging the competitiveness of its exports.
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The ocean has finally entered the global climate debate
The ocean increasingly suffers the effects of absorbing over 90 percent of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse-gases and about one-quarter of annual carbon dioxide emissions.
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Venezuela and the dangerous return of might makes right
Learning from the Venezuela invasion, Indonesia should continue to position itself as pro-law, pro-stability, pro-development and firmly opposed to military interventions, or worse, a new form of colonialism.
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Trump's Venezuela oil grab revives petrodollar debate
The United States’ moves against Venezuela and its leader could be part of Washington's broader efforts to maintain the greenback's global dominance.
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A year of historic global health milestones and challenges
Reflecting on last year's achievements and challenges in public health, ensuring a healthier world through universal coverage remains the overarching goal for 2026.
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Preventing further derailment of the international order
Given the overall deterioration of the international order and climate commitments we all witnessed last year, diplomatic actors across the globe, including Indonesia, must prevent further backsliding in both areas in 2026.
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Why Indonesia’s US deal could cost more than it delivers
For Indonesia, which is deeply embedded in East Asian production networks and heavily exposed to Chinese trade and investment, a reciprocal trade agreement with the US could trigger chaotic and costly supply chain realignments.
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How should ASEAN address the 2025 mess?
What 2025 ultimately revealed is how far the Indo-Pacific has drifted from the visions ASEAN and its partners once championed.
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The hidden costs of a GoTo–Grab merger
In the context of a GoTo-Grab merger, the participation of Danantara introduces a fundamental conflict of interest that cannot be resolved through rhetoric alone.
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Leveraging rare earths: A pathway to national resilience
Despite its abundance of strategic minerals, the country still relies on imports to meet domestic demand for processed rare earth products.
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A generation under surveillance is rising up
The recent protests show that youths around the world are taking action today to secure pathways to their aspirations toward a better tomorrow, for themselves and their countries, and that the powers that be are simply dismissing them instead of regarding their demands as "the future".
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The desacralization of nature and disaster
The transition from traditional belief systems toward formal religiosity has brought an unintended side effect: a reckless desacralization of nature
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From print to platforms: What holds nations together now?
The increasingly virtual world has made digital platforms the central stage of democracy.
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The precedents to Trump's Venezuela operation
While shocking, nothing about this calamity is new: it recalls four precedents that can help us see elements of the present that otherwise may be shrouded by propaganda or emotion.
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The paradox of police reform: High approval ratings, low rule of law
Despite the sweeping reform in 1998, the National Police is still fraught with a culture of violence, uneven professionalism and a lack of accountability.
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- More jobs, less value: Indonesia’s labor efficiency gap
- World’s ‘oldest’ rock art discovered in Southeast Sulawesi
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- Prabowo’s $6 billion rescue plan leaves textile industry puzzled
- Indonesia accepts Trump 'Board of Peace' invite
- Jakarta to break ground on giant sea wall in September
- Indonesia condemns Israeli demolition of UNRWA buildings
- How AI-generated sexual images cause real harm
- New political parties face long road to 2029 elections
- House postpones plan to scrap direct regional elections
- More jobs, less value: Indonesia’s labor efficiency gap
- World’s ‘oldest’ rock art discovered in Southeast Sulawesi
- Direct attack on democracy
