Building self-reliance in research and the application of quantum-safe cryptography is becoming increasingly urgent as global attention grows toward the potential security threats posed by quantum computing. 

Rapid industrial expansion in Java and Sulawesi, driven by the government’s downstreaming strategy, is being used to justify a surge in new coal capacity.

The South American country can take a page out of neighboring Brazil's playbook in deepening bilateral ties with Indonesia, particularly in joining the race in the beef and dairy markets.

Major economies like the US, China and the EU have been rewriting their rules on trade and investment based on strategic priorities rather than shared principles.

The flash floods and landslides that ravaged Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra should prompt far deeper scrutiny than they have so far received. While Cyclone Senyar intensified the rainfall, the scale of destruction reflects decades of unchecked ecological degradation that have left communities acutely exposed.

In 2023, diabetes was already the second-most common diagnosis referred from primary care facilities to higher-level referral hospitals. 

Prabowo was reportedly angry and unsettled not merely because of the protests themselves, but because they triggered a deeply personal political memory. 

Migrant fishers holding transit visas cannot report their grievances to authorities without fear of deportation and criminalization.

The Army is creating 750 new battalions of combat troops in the next four years to ensure presence in every district nationwide, but in the absence of a credible explanation of where the new external threats are coming from, the plan raises speculations about the real motive.

While the South China Sea demands vigilance, the Indian Ocean Region offers Indonesia a horizon of strategic possibilities, particularly due to its central role in the global energy supplies.

Not only does Indonesia have the experience and the diplomatic skills to serve as peace mediators, we also understand the region and the people much better.

In a country where social media serves as a primary source of news, misinformation now moves faster than relief efforts, shaping public perception long before facts can catch up.

The sachet economy's environmental burden attacks the core asset of the poor, their health, confirming the decline of human capital. 

The government should amend or revoke regulations that discriminate against religious minorities.

Indonesia must embrace the quantum geopolitics paradigm to safeguard Indonesia’s sovereignty, harness its geoeconomic potential and maintain strategic autonomy amid the intensifying contest between the United States and China.

Indonesia's draft revision of its renewable energy regulation has raised concern that the government is backtracking on its energy transition commitments. Rather than accelerating the shift to clean energy, critics say the revision to Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 112/2022 on Accelerating the Development of Renewable Energy for Electricity Procurement would open the door to more coal-fired power plants (CFPPs). The move risks derailing Indonesia's net-zero emissions (NZE) target and reinforces perceptions that the Prabowo Subianto administration prioritizes energy security over transition efforts.

Like development models, protest movements are not portable. Conditions that make them plausible or even necessary in one society may be absent in another.

Jakartans must take the lead in controlling the city's air quality instead of waiting for an official response, especially after alarming reports showing that pollution is seeping into our homes at higher, more dangerous levels than in the air outside.

European manufacturers are feeling increasing pressure from a surge of cheap Chinese imports for the second time in two decades.

The warm recent reception given by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Russian President Vladimir Putin shows the double standards of India, which is trying to build stronger relationships with the West while maintaining its historical ties with Russia.

Creativity is required on how best Indonesia and China can move together to elevate the ties, thereby contributing to the strengthening of the regional security architecture.

As technology companies push ahead to map the course of AI, sitting on the sidelines may seem safe for now, but taking this option risks losing out in the future.

The use of AI technologies in times of disaster is promising but it carries real risks, especially if systems make errors or rely on flawed data. 

Technically, Indonesia doesn’t need to ask for international aid, but it should not reject foreign assistance either in times of emergency.

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has issued a stark ultimatum to the Customs and Excise Directorate General (DJBC): repair its battered reputation within a year or face the possibility of another institutional freeze. The warning puts the future of roughly 16,000 employees on the line. But the deeper question is whether the DJBC can truly rebuild itself or whether this threat simply postpones the next cycle of breakdown and intervention.

The government's response to the Sumatra flooding and landslides is turning into a case study of what not to do after a major disaster.

Indonesia's budget deficit widened Rp 479.7 trillion (US$29.98 billion) or 2.02 percent of GDP in October 2025, heightening concerns about the country's fiscal health. This marks a sharp increase from the Rp 309.2 trillion deficit, or 1.37 percent of GDP, recorded during the same period last year. The shortfall has been further pressured by sluggish state revenues as the government had collected only Rp 2.1 quadrillion by Oct. 31, equivalent to 73.7 percent of this year's revenue outlook.