There is little doubt that the future playbook of high tech will mainly be written by interactions between the US and China, through both cooperation and competition.

Indonesia is making bold moves on both the monetary and trade policy fronts—cutting its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.25 percent and finalizing a landmark trade agreement with the United States. The deal eliminates 99 percent of Indonesia’s trade barriers on US industrial and agricultural products, lowering the US tariffs on Indonesian imports from 32 percent to 19 percent.

Mangroves, as one of the most effective blue carbon ecosystems, are critical to achieving emissions reduction targets.

The attacks on minority religious groups are manifestations of a broken, biased system that fails to protect the rights of all citizens equally.

Japan has overcome much in the 80 years since World War II, but in the contemporary landscape of geopolitical tensions, climate change and demographic challenges, it needs to significantly speed up its transformation toward the next eight decades.

While today's uncertain geopolitical landscape poses many constraints on the green ambitions of developing countries, it also offers space for climate-conscious solutions, until such time as self-interests and protectionist policies can give way to global realignment in renewed cooperation.

As the world's fourth-largest country and one of the largest Muslim-majority democracies, Indonesia’s pluralist traditions, rich cultural heritage and educational challenges all contribute to the themes at the heart of UNESCO’s mandate.

The first seven months of the year have delivered a whirlwind of news on Chinese technology and business, oscillating between anxiety and euphoria, but what has cut through the noise has been the emergence of a "cool factor".

With 26 overseas visits in nine months, Prabowo is betting big on face-to-face diplomacy.

Payment ID is set to become a truly groundbreaking trailblazer in Indonesia's financial digital transformation, so long as its transparency and accountability is adequately and comprehensively supported via governance as well as the necessary technical and social infrastructure.

For more than 80 years, the United States dollar has enjoyed unrivaled supremacy in world trade and finance. But a new variable is poised to reshape the global monetary order: data integrity.

Far from being a roadmap to peace, the five-point consensus has become a diplomatic placeholder, invoked ritually in communiqués yet divorced from realities on the ground. 

The trending #KaburAjaDulu hashtag indicates that Indonesia needs to deploy targeted action in professional education, job creation and women's economic empowerment to counter the phenomenon of a shrinking middle class and take full advantage of its demographic dividend.

A just diplomatic process must include women in shaping a free and peaceful future for Palestine.

The resurgence of global trade uncertainty under United States President Donald Trump’s second term has prompted Indonesia and the European Union to resolve long-standing disputes and accelerate the conclusion of negotiations on the Indonesia-EU Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA), aiming to finalize the deal by September. However, significant hurdles remain, particularly Indonesia’s compliance with the EU’s anti-deforestation regulations.

Details shared by police investigators could point to homicide. 

The recent exhibition at the National Museum that aimed to celebrate women in Indonesian history carries a title with multiple meanings, including "to edit", but in this case, it could also mean "to edit out".

Has Indonesia, by agreeing to allow personal data transfers to the United States under the new trade framework, effectively compromised its citizens’ privacy and undermined its own data sovereignty, especially in the absence of fully operational privacy institutions and enforceable safeguards?

Former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) have formed an alliance that aims to advance their respective interests in elite politics. While the PSI seeks to secure seats at the House of Representatives in the next general election, Jokowi appears to be carving out a political role so he can continue to wield influence after his presidency, particularly after he was dumped by his former party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).

What ASEAN needs is a lasting political commitment, supported by trusted civilian institutions, to make peace not just possible, but permanent.

Lula has defended his country’s sovereignty not only in the domain of trade, but also in regulating US-controlled tech platforms.

ASEAN's principle of noninterference becomes synonymous with impotence, and crises cannot be defused or solved, regardless of the rhetoric.

While the procurement of air defense system equipment shows Indonesia’s growing realization of its vulnerability toward potential airstrikes, most of this equipment is not combat proven. 

In a world increasingly shaped by data, trust has become both our greatest asset and our most fragile resource. 

For Indonesia, regulating AI transcends concerns about innovation or data protection, it is fundamentally about upholding the constitution and defending human rights.

The deal on tariffs between Indonesia and the United States, as announced by President Donald Trump last week, has put Indonesia on the good side of Washington, shifting its position in the current big power rivalry away from China, at least momentarily.

Over the last few weeks, the nation has witnessed how the weaponization of law operates in a country that claims to champion rule of law as a foundational element of democracy.