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AI, humanity and the utopian choice

Artificially-produced intelligence can never replace humanity completely.

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Israeli aggression: War imposed, peace denied

Iran is ready for any agreement aimed at ensuring it does not pursue nuclear weapons, but it cannot accept deals that deprive us of our nuclear rights. ...

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Hegseth fails to reassure Asian allies at Shangri-La

Confrontational rhetoric combined with uncertain commitments raises fears of abandonment in Southeast Asia. ...

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Southeast Asia's risky balancing act in the South China Sea

Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines have all attempted to counter Chinese claims to waters within their exclusive economic zones.

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Indonesia's history deserves dialogue, not dogma

Declaring a single state-approved historical narrative will naturally marginalize and silence alternative perspectives.  

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A turning point for agrifood investment in Asia and the Pacific

Countries across Asia and the Pacific are confronting a common challenge: transforming their agrifood systems to meet growing demands while safeguarding natural resources for future generations. 

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The number of people uprooted by war remains shockingly high

Peace, justice and solidarity must guide our response to the surging needs of humanity's most vulnerable: people who have lost their homes, jobs and communities, displaced by circumstances beyond their control.

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Why agentic AI is the future of financial services in Indonesia

Agentic AI systems present a new class of risks, goal misalignment, data drift, persona-driven bias and even multi-agent collusion.

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75 years of Indonesia and Russia relations: What is next?

With a long historical background spanning over the last century, the friendship between Indonesia and Russia is set to grow stronger in the near future.

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What is in it for Indonesia to lead ASEAN?

ASEAN, the only sub-regional grouping in Southeast Asia, is yet to prove itself as an effective dispute resolution mechanism

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Indonesia’s defense industry: Between self-reliance and the illusion of imported strength

Real military power is not measured by the quantity of imported hardware, but by the ability to sustain and reproduce that capability independently.

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Young women building peace in the Asia Pacific

Young women’s leadership is crucial to respond to the complexity of today’s peace and security challenges.

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Indonesia should not follow the West's example on climate and development

Rather than following the West’s costly policies, low-carbon innovation, climate adaptation and poverty alleviation as well as additional investments in areas like maternal and newborn health and agricultural R&D are keys to real progress and development toward climate resilience in the developing world, including Indonesia.

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Is IndONIA the right anchor for floating-rate government bonds?

If Indonesia were to peg its floating-rate bonds to IndONIA, the government would in effect be subcontracting the cost of borrowing to the whimsical tides of near-term liquidity. 

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Iran-Israel ‘threshold war’ has rewritten nuclear escalation rules

Strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran may increase Tehran’s belief that attaining nuclear weapons is key to establishing a deterrence to regime change.

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Breaking the cycle of extractive exploitation in Papua

The public have jumped to the defense of Raja Ampat in a modern-day case of David versus Goliath, where collective resistance must be mounted as the Papuan people wield everyday environmentalism to sling against the greenwashed extractive narrative of mining oligarchs.

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A moment of reckoning for our flag carrier

Reputational damage in the digital age is swift and brutal. A single social media post can dismantle years of brand cultivation.

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Fadli’s May rapes denial and the rise of New Order part II

The Joint Fact Finding Team (TGPF), formed by the government in July 1998 in response to public demand to investigate the May riots, concluded the rapes did occur.

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Leadership school of Prabowo Subianto

Prabowo Subianto’s two-volume memoir, offering insight into Indonesia’s history, values and future under his presidency, is now introduced to Russian readers.

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The pandemic agreement: A step forward for equity and solidarity

The WHO Pandemic Agreement shows that in a world full of division and conflicts, unity remains possible, and that multilateralism can still deliver as part of the solution to global challenges.

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Free nutritious meals: Let children grow and dream big

The free meals program has the potential to reduce poverty rates by between 1 percent and 4 percent.

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Recentralizing mining license should not sacrifice regional justice

Raja Ampat is a litmus test for our mineral nationalism, which requires both reforming and restructuring into a social contract rooted in justice, inclusion and shared stewardship so the nation as a whole can prosper, even as it leads the globe in green minerals.

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Israel-Iran clash: Navigating the black swan of a regional war

Current volatile dynamic could spiral into a black swan event, where an unforeseen escalation triggers global chaos, defying risk models.

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Netanyahu’s twin war goals: Can he defeat Iran’s nukes and regime?

There are few clear paths to an immediate end to the fighting between Israel and Iran. And what comes after the war could be even more concerning.

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Political changes don’t weaken the case for green business

No amount of shock-and-awe policy disruption in one country compares to the disruption caused by climate change.

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Rice market mechanism anomaly and Bulog’s role

There are systemic issues in the national food supply chain management. High production has not been matched by adaptive absorption and distribution capacity.

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‘ASEAN paradox’ haunts Southeast Asia’s integration

As ASEAN seeks to further economic cooperation, it must also address the lingering political and security issues in the region to avoid the emergence of a contradictory condition akin to the "Asian paradox".

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NATO carrier presence raises Indo-Pacific tensions

The deployment of carriers serves as a stark reminder of how easily tensions could escalate into armed conflict. Yet amid these challenges, diplomacy must remain the priority.

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Going beyond pension to strengthen the social security system

The country's social security system, now over 20 years old, might need reforms for an across-the-board upgrade to reflect contemporary conditions and trends, such as an aging population and a shift from traditional, family-based elderly care, as well as inclusion of a growing informal sector.

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From Aceh to Papua, greed threatens the nation

The pattern is simple: find land, exploit it, suppress resistance, reward the cronies.

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Mon, June 23, 2025

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