Prabowo's big-tent leadership approach hearkens the pre-Reform top-down governance model and signals a regression toward centralized authority, leaving a question as to whether he can rise to the challenge of strengthening Indonesia's pluralistic, inclusive democracy toward sustainable governance.

Trump’s reelection and its impact on US monetary policy add a layer of complexity to Indonesia’s fiscal and monetary landscape.

While the government's decision to backtrack on the planned VAT rate hike offers short-term relief, it also erodes public trust and investor confidence amid a shrinking middle class, which points to a need for comprehensive reforms that include labor formalization, downstreaming expansion, human capital development and supply chain integration.

By leveraging Turkey’s military power, economic influence and ideological appeal, Erdogan seeks to position Ankara as the lynchpin of a new regional order.

Understanding the risks of DPI is crucial to ensuring that its potential benefits materialize.

Indonesia's energy transition faces many challenges but has great potential.

Diverse, mixed democratic trajectories for a diversity of democracies in Asia characterized 2024.

As the world enters 2025, the chasm between the rulers and the ruled remains great, if not getting greater, regardless of the mechanism of governance or regime type. 

Services now account for more than two-thirds of global GDP and half of global trade.

Indonesia has faced challenges arising from provisions that limit its ability to regulate investor activities and protect its own sovereignty.  

From Gaza to Sudan, Yemen to Ukraine, and Haiti and beyond, peace is, and will always be, the best medicine for the health and well-being of all people, everywhere.

Encouraging the active participation of residents is essential to preserving disaster memory, maintaining memorials and passing on the lessons learned to successive generations.

The green energy transition will be the single biggest transition in the following decades.

PNG's Western partners might not want to share the bed with China but this is the current reality, and they should also be prepared to welcome others under the country's “friends to all, enemy to none” foreign policy stance.

It is unclear what measures Indonesia plans to take in ensuring online safety for minors, which face multiple challenges including balancing freedoms and protection, considering mental and physical health risks and addressing the power asymmetry between the government and global tech giants.

It is about time that Indonesia moves beyond the narrative of the so-called middle-income trap, by embracing bold visions paired with pragmatic strategies to write its unique, development success story.

If the illegal gold mining activities in Sangihe remain unchallenged, it will encourage and embolden the collusion and corruption of unscrupulous state and non-state actors to continue the practice in other parts of the country.

China's perennial underconsumption could very well stem from the country's political system that focuses on stability and control, which is essentially at odds with the free and individualistic behavior that underpins a consumer society – at least, as we know it in the West.

The government must close the gap in food safety infrastructure and oversight throughout the supply chain by implementing stringent regulations and authorities across the national, regional and community levels to mitigate potential health risks and ensure the success of Prabowo’s free meals program.

Dhaka expects New Delhi to play a constructive role in rebuilding its economy and democratic institutions.

Emerging economies need a new climate finance approach to bridge the chasm between international pledges and returns, and between mitigation and adaptation measure.

Two developments have contributed to the growing popularity of the Malaysian ex-premier, whose grassroots standing is stronger than a year ago, but his main obstacle could be the country's history of jailed leaders returning to power.

Rakyat jelata, when used by a government official, evokes associations with class hierarchies and marginalization, regardless of the intended meaning.

Under current conditions, the preferred option for Syria would be a secular democratic system with an embedded philosophy of religious moderation in social and political landscapes.

The global health crisis brought on by COVID-19 tested healthcare systems worldwide, and Indonesia was no exception. As one of the world’s most populous nations, the nation faced immense challenges yet demonstrated resilience and adaptability in navigating the pandemic.

Prabowo is focusing on a dual track strategy with regard to OECD and BRICS membership, opting for a more flexible approach in view of current geopolitical dynamics that reinforces Indonesia's independence as well as its positioning as a good neighbor.

Financial institutions must work hand-in-hand to integrate ESG policies into the entire life cycle of financial products and services.