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View all search resultsAs Indonesia speeds along its course of pseuo-modernity toward 2045, perhaps it needs to take a "time out" to look back at its epistemic history without the colonial lens and reclaim the rhythm and ethic of timing, restraint and relational appropriateness that once underlined its identity.
2 months agoThe House of Representatives' ratification of a 2022 maritime border agreement would confirm Indonesia and Vietnam's refusal of China's nine-dash line claim. ...
2 months agoIndonesia is taking initiative in reshaping traditional regulatory pathways with an innovative model that positions itself as an early participant rather than a late adopter, focusing on selective adaptation of global principles to local realities and leading the paradigm shift to empower emerging economies in influencing global standards alongside development at home. ...
2 months agoA well-designed and implemented rural industrial policy has the potential to contribute as much as two percentage points to annual GDP growth.
2 months agoIf governments have their own people’s interest as a priority, then deliberative practices at the ground level should be seen as the biggest opportunity to manage urban spaces.
2 months agoLearning from the vaccine nationalism during the COVID-19 pandemic, South-South cooperation presents a pathway to improving access to therapeutics and diagnostics and to address health challenges and promote medical innovation in the Global South, especially in view of the US' recent withdrawal from the WHO.
2 months agoThe Bandung Spirit calls for a more democratic and inclusive interpretation, one shaped by the voices, histories and lived realities of the Global South.
2 months agoThe introduction of higher royalties is a double-edged sword for direct investment.
2 months agoUnder the CBAM, foreign exporters in carbon-intensive sectors, such as steel, cement, aluminum and fertilizer, must purchase carbon certificates that mirror EU carbon pricing.
2 months agoThe threat against multilateralism is coming not only from the so-called major powers, but also from inward-looking foreign policies of some countries in the Global South.
2 months agoThe immediate impact of the recent global trends has been the painful marginalization, or more aptly, re-marginalization, of the Global South.
2 months agoA study of about 1 million girls suggests government programs can be effective in reducing the number of child brides.
2 months agoPresident Prabowo Subianto has been strangely silent and has yet to issue a specific public communication addressing the US tariff rise or laying out a strategy for its resolution.
2 months agoPope Francis' legacy lies not only in the specific reforms he implemented, but in the broader paradigm shift he championed.
2 months agoFrom the very start of his papacy, he seemed determined to do things differently.
2 months agoAn Australian researcher has responded to the Russian ambassador’s letter over the former's views about reports of a Russian request to base its aircraft in Papua, in the context of bilateral cooperation, published in an op-ed on April 17.
2 months agoThe historic Asia-Africa Conference symbolized Asia’s resurgence, the promise of full liberation of Africa and strategic solidarity between two regions representing over half of the world’s population.
2 months agoMoscow and Jakarta have sought to deepen military ties in recent years, which should give Australia some reason for concern.
2 months agoOne cannot help but ask, is chasing a deal with Washington still worth the effort?
2 months agoThere are signs that the Chinese economy has been improving, owing to the government’s September 2024 stimulus package.
2 months agoDeveloping Indonesia's digital infrastructure will be pivotal in supporting the proliferation of digital service-led strategies in Southeast Asia.
2 months agoMoscow has been Jakarta's close and reliable defense partner since Indonesia’s first president, Sukarno, was in power.
2 months agoThe national movement to end sexual violence has, to a large degree, centered women as both the primary victims and agents of change.
2 months agoWhile the President's plan to evacuate injured Gazans is laudable, the government must also look to seek a solution for Indonesians stuck in Syrian camps, mostly women and children, if it truly intends to stand with moral authority as a global humanitarian leader.
2 months agoDespite multiple bodies tasked with communications, the Prabowo administration lacks a central, disciplined voice.
2 months agoThailand’s current position is regressively more than ambivalent.
2 months agoWhile our grandfathers passed us the torch, and Kartini broke the first walls, we still find ourselves building the path as we walk it.
2 months agoKartini Day 2025 is a moment to reflect on employee equity as regards Indonesian domestic workers and take action to push for passage of the domestic workers protection bill.
2 months agoIn many low-income households, cigarettes are not simply a vice, they are a daily expenditure that competes directly with food, especially nutritious food.
2 months agoAs with previous self-inflicted economic crises, the US economy will undoubtedly suffer, but the heaviest burden will fall on the developing world.
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