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The information monopoly: Why the disinformation bill threatens human rights
The President's recent instruction to formulate a bill to combat disinformation and "foreign propaganda" walks a fine line between the constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of expression and ratified international agreements stipulating the standards that must be met before basic rights can be legislatively curtailed.
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BLBI and the test of central bank’s independence under Prabowo
The failure to settle the BLBI scandal beyond doubt shows that the state has opted for accommodation over confrontation, appearing more fearful of unsetting entrenched economic elites than of losing public funds. ...
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Greenland and raw geopolitics, Indonesia’s strategic wake-up call
The Greenland saga shows that the post-Cold War assumption that alliances and international norms would reliably restrain power politics is eroding. ...
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Why power makes leaders see threats everywhere
Increased power, perhaps counterintuitively, appears to breed increased fear of weaker competitors. This can trigger preventive action such as foreign interventions that, to outsiders, may look illogical.
3 weeks ago
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The Philippines inherits an ASEAN in turmoil
ASEAN will now need to make decisions about its future purpose and whether it will seek to restore the established order or strike out in a new direction.
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Rethinking Indonesia’s food self-sufficiency post-Davos
As part of the wider national food security agenda, protein self-sufficiency requires a circular agriculture approach that integrates cereal production and pastureland planning and management for livestock feed, which is still highly dependent on imports.
4 weeks ago
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Artificial intelligence and the future of education
Trying to prepare people for a fixed set of challenges, when those challenges are constantly changing, is a losing strategy.
4 weeks ago
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Embracing pragmatic transactional realism to survive Trump’s world
The long era of the liberal international order seems to be fading, replaced by a new and colder reality that could be best described as pragmatic transactional realism.
4 weeks ago
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Finding the best recruitment strategies to attract the top talent
The Indonesian labor market is characterized by the job hugging phenomenon, in which employees stay in their current positions for career stability, or job security, even if they may not be satisfied.
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Boycotting the World Cup looks like scoring an own goal
As history has shown with regard to past Olympic boycotts, a similar move against this year's World Cup will be an equally futile, symbolic maneuver that achieves nothing more than moral signaling and spectacle, in addition to harming sport’s potentials as a soft power.
4 weeks ago
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Is Trump facing a familiar ‘Washington Post’ playbook?
The Washington Post article quoting a US diplomat in Dhaka invites closer scrutiny as a civic duty, not as regards the content of the reported statements but rather the timing and purposeo f the allegedly leaked recordings.
4 weeks ago
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Trump’s Board of Peace is problematic
In terms of organizational structures, functions and role, status, and rules and procedure, the BoP resembles more like a privately-owned family company than an intergovernmental organization.
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This could be Indonesia’s moment to shape the international order
Today, Indonesia again occupies a position where its voice can shift the conversation, especially among states that feel trapped between great-power rivalry.
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Davos narrative and domestic realities: Indonesia’s split story
Do we even talk about the same Indonesia? Do we live in the same universe as Prabowo?
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India-Indonesia ‘gotong royong’: Persevering geopolitical storms together
As non-bloc, nonaligned nations with a firm belief in multipolarity, the India-Indonesia partnership is more than a bilateral benefit; it is a balancing force for global good.
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Why ASEAN’s partnership model matters for global cooperation
Timor-Leste’s accession to ASEAN in October 2025 stands as a heartening example of the power of partnership in challenging times.
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Why multilateralism matters more than ever for global economic stability
Without coherent multilateral standards, well-intentioned environmental rules risk becoming de facto trade barriers that favor those with the deepest pockets for administrative costs.
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Indonesia and the board of peace: Another unnecessary misstep
It is difficult to understand why Indonesia, which has persistently supported Palestinian independence, is willing to engage in a peace initiative led by an administration whose approach to Gaza and the broader Palestinian question raises serious normative and political concerns.
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We are starving the people who prevent stunting
The government spends a lot on free nutritious meals to fight stunting in children, but is not willing to guarantee a living wage for the volunteers who prevent it.
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Deliberation and consensus needed in captive elephant debate
The recent ban on elephant rides highlights the critical need for consensual deliberation in managing a balance between the various dimensions of contemporary conservation, including animal, community and environmental welfare.
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BRICS in 2025: A stabilizer in a fractured world
As it marks its second year of full membership in 2026, Indonesia is likely to continue making cooperative contributions within the BRICS foundational principles of equality, openness and mutual respect.
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When invention is mistaken for innovation
Until Indonesia bridges the gap between policy rhetoric and cultural reality, we will remain a nation of great ideas but few breakthroughs.
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Powering the energy transition for development
We must move away from the narrow perception of the energy transition as simply a move away from fossil fuels to renewables and instead embrace its broader, transformative aim of powering sustainable economic and social development through the delivery of secure and affordable energy for all.
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Direct local elections must stand, they improve public health services
Surveys by credible pollsters indicate that the push to change the election system does not reflect the aspirations of the people, but rather those of political elites who lack popular roots.
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Humanity’s oldest known cave art has been discovered in Sulawesi
People were creating cave art in Indonesia 67,800 years ago, before modern humans reached Australia.
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Asian defense firms may be the surprise winners of rising geopolitical tensions
The arms game among Western countries is turning increasingly toward cheaper alternatives from manufacturers in Asia, where indigenization is trending amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
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The Purbaya gambit: Can optimism alone revive Indonesia’s economy?
While Purbaya's strategy of optimistic communication is rooted in macroeconomic theory, it would do well to remember that self-fulfilling prophecies can go either way.
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How AI-generated sexual images cause real harm
Publicly bombarding women with these images exerts control over how they present themselves online.
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Protecting Indonesia’s youth from long-term vulnerability
Youth education that aims to build digital financial capability must be an integral part of national strategic policies on economic resilience.
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Beyond credit: Rethinking KUR for real economic development
KUR must shift toward productivity-based targeting rather than merely maximizing borrower numbers.
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