Trumps' actions against Venezuela has turned hegemony into bullyism, and other countries should be asking whether the world really needs the US.

The quasi-corporate approach to direct local elections is fundamentally flawed, as a price cannot be put on the democratic principle of popular sovereignty.

By personalizing liability for organizational failure, the new KUHP assigns risk to corporate managers even when they do not control the full set of variables that produce harm. 

Indonesia entered 2026 with an unusual fiscal blind spot. In the first week of the new year, the State Budget (APBN) 2026 Law had yet to be made publicly available, only appearing on the same day the Finance Ministry released its report on the 2025 APBN performance. More strikingly, Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 118/2025, which details the APBN and operationalizes the budget, has yet to surface at all.

Without a massive increase in investment, our economy will diverge further from the National Medium-Term Development Plan road map, which envisions a gradual increase in gross domestic product growth from 5.3 percent in 2025 to 8 percent in 2029.

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. 

Focusing solely on credit expansion risks overlooking the fundamental issues of inequality and structural weakness in domestic demand.

Indonesia's energy, critical minerals, agriculture and biodiversity-linked industries offer multiple growth vectors if managed with policy coherence.

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

The erosion of domestic legitimacy created the very opening through which external power could intervene, moralize and ultimately dominate the narrative.

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.

The protracted disaster response in parts of Sumatra has increasingly become a focal point of public criticism, testing not only the state's operational capacity but also its willingness to engage with dissent. Rather than treating criticism as an essential component of democratic accountability, the government has often responded defensively, a posture that risks deepening public distrust at a time when confidence in state institutions is critical.

A key test will come soon when the Constitutional Court hears a challenge to bans on insulting the president and the government — two provisions that fly in the face of decades-old precedents set by the same court.

Social media addiction and the hyperconsumptive lifestyles of the 21st century often mean tourists forget the real purpose of their visit. 

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.

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.

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. 

As an archipelagic nation, Indonesia relies heavily on sea transport for visitors, yet enforcement of safety standards remains uneven.

The United States’ moves against Venezuela and its leader could be part of Washington's broader efforts to maintain the greenback's global dominance.

Reflecting on last year's achievements and challenges in public health, ensuring a healthier world through universal coverage remains the overarching goal for 2026.

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.

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.

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.

For Indonesia, protectionism does not generate the jobs the country needs, while damaging the competitiveness of its exports.

We are again reminded that the space for government critics to express their opinions is shrinking, with a series of terror and intimidation.

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. 

Despite its abundance of strategic minerals, the country still relies on imports to meet domestic demand for processed rare earth products.