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Rediscovering Indonesia’s rhythm: A hope for 2045

As 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.

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Ratifying historic maritime boundary agreement in the South China Sea

The 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 ago
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Indonesia can shape the future of drug safety and access

Indonesia 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. ...

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Accelerating growth through industrialization of rural informal sector

A well-designed and implemented rural industrial policy has the potential to contribute as much as two percentage points to annual GDP growth.

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Addressing urban challenges by protecting indigenous peoples

If 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. 

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Developing countries can lead in medical innovation

Learning 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.

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Beyond nostalgia: Bandung Spirit and the fight for human rights today

The Bandung Spirit calls for a more democratic and inclusive interpretation, one shaped by the voices, histories and lived realities of the Global South.

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New mining royalty structure’s implications for investment

The introduction of higher royalties is a double-edged sword for direct investment.

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Why ASEAN should push for a trade pact with the EU

Under the CBAM, foreign exporters in carbon-intensive sectors, such as steel, cement, aluminum and fertilizer, must purchase carbon certificates that mirror EU carbon pricing.

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The Global South in a shifting world: Challenges, aspirations and the road ahead

The 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.

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Bandung principles, world order and the imperative for change (part 2)

The immediate impact of the recent global trends has been the painful marginalization, or more aptly, re-marginalization, of the Global South.

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Giving cash to poor, rural families can help bring down child marriage

A study of about 1 million girls suggests government programs can be effective in reducing the number of child brides.

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Opposing US tariffs without burning bridges

President 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.

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The enduring legacy of Pope Francis on women's leadership in Church

Pope Francis' legacy lies not only in the specific reforms he implemented, but in the broader paradigm shift he championed.

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Pope Francis’ greatest reforms and controversies

From the very start of his papacy, he seemed determined to do things differently.

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Letter to editor: Scholar responds

An 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.

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Bandung Principles, world order and the imperative for change (part 1)

The 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.

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A Russian base in Indonesia? Should Australia be concerned?

Moscow and Jakarta have sought to deepen military ties in recent years, which should give Australia some reason for concern.

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Is it still worth Indonesia pursuing trade ties with the US?

One cannot help but ask, is chasing a deal with Washington still worth the effort?

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China is fighting for bigger consumer demand

There are signs that the Chinese economy has been improving, owing to the government’s September 2024 stimulus package.

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Facilitating enterprise expansion with digital infrastructure

Developing Indonesia's digital infrastructure will be pivotal in supporting the proliferation of digital service-led strategies in Southeast Asia.

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Why Jakarta’s refusal to allow a Russian base is credible

Moscow has been Jakarta's close and reliable defense partner since Indonesia’s first president, Sukarno, was in power.

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Sexual violence still haunts Indonesian women

The national movement to end sexual violence has, to a large degree, centered women as both the primary victims and agents of change.

2 months ago
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Indonesia’s dilemma: Gaza’s victims welcome, but our own are forgotten

While 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.

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From command to conversation: Fixing Prabowo’s public communications problems

Despite multiple bodies tasked with communications, the Prabowo administration lacks a central, disciplined voice. 

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A more coherent Thai policy on Myanmar

Thailand’s current position is regressively more than ambivalent.

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Carrying the torch, lighting new paths: Women and leadership

While our grandfathers passed us the torch, and Kartini broke the first walls, we still find ourselves building the path as we walk it.

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Stand with domestic workers on Kartini Day, every day

Kartini 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 ago
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Cigarettes, poverty and the invisible malnutrition trap

In many low-income households, cigarettes are not simply a vice, they are a daily expenditure that competes directly with food, especially nutritious food.

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The Global South will pay for Trump’s trade war

As 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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