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PNG’s ASEAN bid: Rhetoric versus reality

Academia 8 months ago

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PNG’s ASEAN bid: Rhetoric versus reality

In addition to challenges posed by Indonesia, PNG's longstanding ambition to join ASEAN encounters substantial hurdles, chiefly stemming from domestic issues.

Indonesia calls for expansion at ASEAN ministerial meet

Asia & Pacific 8 months ago

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Indonesia calls for expansion at ASEAN ministerial meet

ASEAN’s stronger internal cooperation and potential expansion are on the discussion table as Southeast Asia's top diplomats gather in Kuala Lumpur this week for the 58th AMM, themed "Inclusivity and Sustainability".

Prabowo’s PNG ambition

Editorial 9 months ago

Prabowo’s PNG ambition

Prabowo believes that as a full member state, PNG will strengthen ASEAN in facing geopolitical challenges.

Prabowo’s Papua New Guinea ASEAN membership pitch likely serves Jakarta’s interests

Asia & Pacific 9 months ago

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Prabowo’s Papua New Guinea ASEAN membership pitch likely serves Jakarta’s interests

President Prabowo Subianto’s pitch to include Papua New Guinea as an ASEAN member during his debut appearance at the regional talks was likely inspired by Jakarta’s national interests and was less about elevating the group’s strength, analysts have suggested.

ASEAN and Indonesia under Prabowo

Academia 9 months ago

ASEAN and Indonesia under Prabowo

Now that President Prabowo Subianto has made his debut at the ASEAN summit this week, we in Indonesia and the world can dispel concerns that he does not care so much about the regional grouping.

Prabowo backs Papua New Guinea’s ASEAN bid

Asia & Pacific 9 months ago

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Prabowo backs Papua New Guinea’s ASEAN bid

Having PNG, which is Indonesia’s “close neighbor", in the bloc could help make ASEAN stronger, thus raising the bloc’s position in the global constellation, President Prabowo Subianto has said.

Foreign bride price: A PNG guide to ‘marrying’ multiple partners

Academia 1 year ago

Foreign bride price: A PNG guide to ‘marrying’ multiple partners

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.

Australia punts on cash-for-favors in Pacific to squeeze out China

Academia 1 year ago

Australia punts on cash-for-favors in Pacific to squeeze out China

In the past, agreements giving one nation temporary control over another’s sovereignty have usually been part of the decolonization process and are not entered into lightly by independent states.

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits Papua

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits Papua

The agency said the quake's epicentre was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles).

New president and Indonesia’s foreign policy in Pacific

Academia 1 year ago

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New president and Indonesia’s foreign policy in Pacific

Indonesia's involvement in Pacific regional institutions is limited, mainly due to a lack of Pacific literacy among relevant stakeholders and the Indonesian public.

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