Portfolio hedging has relied on the same rules for decades, but as technology, geopolitics and the nature of trading undergo rapid change, hedging needs an update.

The Canadian premier's recent declaration of an end to the "rules-based order" is an an outstanding but delayed admission, as the West only complied with soaring US unilateralism since the 1980s so long as the material perks remained: Today, they are gone.

The suicide of the 10-year-old child is a structural indictment: Indonesia suffers from catastrophic misallocation of wealth.

As the Presidents of Indonesia and the United States prepare to meet this week for talks on trade and the Board of Peace, the spotlight falls on a unique and potent alignment. Beyond the policy briefs, it is time to consider the profound psychological and cultural synchronicity between Prabowo Subianto and Donald Trump.

Globalization is alive and well despite its latest challenge, Trump's tariffs, as countries have move to realign partnerships through free trade agreements.

India and Indonesia have a shared approach to inclusive AI, grounded on a clear conviction that technology must improve lives and expand opportunity.

This structural reform is a step in the right direction as the government focuses on boosting Indonesia’s capital market liquidity.

A formal treaty to phase out new thermal coal mine approvals would not only bring climate benefits, but could also benefit national budgets, state royalties and regional jobs.

When the metrics of success on a dashboard fail to reach the dinner table, "paper prosperity" becomes a performance that masks the quiet breaking of a nation's children.

To unlock Indonesia’s STEM potential, we must dismantle the "hidden curriculum" that quietly trades a girl’s public authority for domestic virtue, turning classrooms into rehearsal spaces for expertise rather than compliance.

By securing the WHO’s elite global benchmark, Indonesia has transformed regulatory trust from a technical achievement into a strategic asset, proving that middle-income nations can lead the world in global health security.

President Prabowo’s pragmatic turn toward Indonesia joining the Board of Peace for Gaza will mean a seat at a table that includes Israel, but it is the House that holds the procedural power to ensure that our nation doesn't become an enabler of impunity.

Ocean stewardship is not defined by proximity to the sea, but by a willingness to act in the common interest by safeguarding humanity’s shared life-support system.

Over the next 10 to 15 years, 1.2 billion young people in developing countries will come of working age, to a scale the world has never seen, but only 400 million jobs will be available for them.

As the traditional global order fractures, Davos 2026 reveals a new reality: The future no longer belongs to those with the most eloquent rhetoric, but to the leaders combining technical competence with the quiet confidence of actual delivery.

Thousands are increasingly falling prey to Cambodia's billion-dollar scam industry as ASEAN continues hides behind the shield of "noninterference", showing that without a coordinated international crackdown, the bloc's diplomatic approach is only failing citizens across the region.

Nearly four months into Prabowo’s second year, the palace is already busy securing the administration's future through oligarchic reorganization while the public still waits for policies to yield tangible results.

Agus believed that the military's territorial command needed to be overhauled in a gradual, systematic manner, proposing that its functions be transferred to local governments.

The state has the power to regulate, but science holds the power to heal; the Constitutional Court has finally ensured one cannot dictate the other.

Indonesia’s aspiration for health system sovereignty, particularly in pharmaceuticals, medical devices and precision medicine, remains elusive, partly due to a lack of physician-scientists.

As national policies pivot toward rural and lower-income support, the urban middle class is being left out in the cold, squeezed by stagnant wages and rising costs, creating a "quiet frustration" that could pose a systemic risk to economic and political stability.

As violence escalates around the world, victims are increasingly looking for justice in domestic courts, rather than international ones.

To restore the sacred harmony of Tri Hita Karana, Bali must look beyond the beach and fix its broken food system before the island’s landfills, and its beauty, reach a breaking point.

Eco-democracy seeks to create harmony between humanity and the environment, positioning ecological health as a core component of democratic rights and a vital alternative to the laissez-faire economic models. 

A better approach would not promote any version of competition, but rather encourage firms to compete and succeed in ways that produce broad-based benefits.

Learning from the Epstein scandal, Indonesian business needs to shift toward enhanced, human rights-based due diligence from the conventional know-your-customer principle.

AI's rising tide no longer lifts all boats, and those that are sailing along smoothly one quarter could find themselves sunk the next.