Agrarian conflicts should be handled through a genuine agrarian reform agenda because they are the largest source of conflict, and some are caused by the expansion of national strategic projects.

According to estimates from the Agriculture Ministry, Indonesia will require a minimum of 13.17 million hectares of land to meet its food needs by 2025.

President Prabowo’s administration now bears the responsibility for ensuring the “bloated cabinet” does not hinder investment, particularly foreign direct investment.

While Indonesia criticizes the Global North for sidelining the interests of the developing powers, it is not in Indonesia’s best interest to be plunged into the vortex of the ongoing geopolitical rivalry.

Membership in BRICS will further solidify Indonesia’s commitment to sustainable development and its role as a responsible steward of global resources.

Prabowo wants to go global. But he needs to remember that ASEAN plays a very important role in boosting Indonesia’s influence at the international level.

The goal of attaining food sufficiency has been linked to national pride, not just in relation to  Prabowo’s nationalist and  populist tendencies, but perhaps also to Indonesia’s status in the past as a underdeveloped country.

At the G20 Summit, Indonesia stands a greater opportunity to promote more representative global decision-making in addressing global and regional security issues.

The positions and actions of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Indonesia on Palestine are deeply rooted not only in Islamic principles but also in the constitutional mandates of both nations.

There are early signs that Prabowo, a son of Indonesia’s legendary economic minister Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, could actually be more pragmatic than anticipated. Many local analysts believe that Prabowo will preserve Indonesia’s fiscal prudence, after bond-market sell-offs earlier this year.

Despite its dominance in nickel production, Indonesia’s share of global battery production capacity remains a mere 0.4 percent.

Indonesia’s food production is dominated by smallholders who often face food insecurity themselves and are vulnerable to climate impacts.

Indonesia faces an especially dire situation, with stroke prevalence rising from 7 percent in 2013 to 10.9 percent in 2018, and projections suggesting it could affect up to 30 percent of the population in the future.

Poor governance, bad choices of strategic industrial policies, low productivity and a failure to adapt to changing global dynamics have all played a role in the country’s inability to maintain its industrial momentum.

These chatbots can copy human emotions and hold conversations that feel real, but they operate purely on programmed patterns.

With a new president who is active in international affairs, we can expect better alignment between defense and foreign policies, which at times seem to be moving in opposite directions.

Since 2023, China has been advocating for the Global AI Governance Initiative, which espouses a cooperative and consensus based approach toward AI development that is people-centered.

With a vision of a world living in harmony with nature by 2050, the Global Biodiversity Framework is historic. It includes a 30 by 30 target, meaning 30 percent of land and water to be under biodiversity protection by 2030, and calls for the adoption of innovative modalities for conservation.

Many people remain either unaware they have diabetes or are being treated inadequately, which fuels the disease and increases the risk for serious, even life-threatening, complications.

Participatory budget practices are not in any way a western practice, they should be, like deliberative practices of which they are part, a universal approach to really democratize democracy.

Many lecturers face the challenge of managing their family roles, often with limited support, while fulfilling the extensive demands of their academic careers

There is a need for a concerted effort to bolster Indonesian education, which relies heavily on Prabowo’s strong leadership to navigate his cabinet.      

The government has not yet completed the necessary implementing regulations for laws that concern women's rights, let alone changed the attitudes of law enforcers in the justice sector.

Malaysia and China will handle their bilateral issue on the South China Sea with dialogue and diplomacy.

COP16 and next month’s COP29 together present a critical opportunity for the world's countries to unify efforts toward saving our planet's biodiversity, and Indonesia, as a biodiversity hot spot, has a key part to play in drawing upon all resources to lead the way at home.

Female entrepreneurs often face self-doubt, anxiety and uncertainty as they adapt to new environments, navigating the unfamiliar territory of online businesses.

The expansion in cabinet size has not been paralleled by improvements in governance outcomes. According to World Bank data, Indonesia's regulatory quality score stood at 59.43 in 2022, reflecting a decline from 61 in 2021.