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Academia 3 weeks ago

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Bank account freezes can help fight crime, not silence critics

When the state freezes an activist’s bank accounts mid-protest, it isn't routine law enforcement. It is an urgent test of whether the rule of law controls the police or punishes dissent.

Academia 1 month ago

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Beyond state budget: How much can the new financial architecture carry?

The government’s bold plan to fund massive growth beyond the state budget hinges on whether its new sovereign wealth apparatus truly mobilizes fresh capital - or merely hides the risks.

Editorial 2 months ago

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An unpatriotic proposition

Coming so soon after Indonesia drew a disapproving global eye toward its financial market and economic policymaking, perhaps the legal protections afforded to buyers of Patriot and Merah Putih bonds in the amended law demands a rethink, if not an overhaul.

Academia 3 months ago

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The market as an unlikely ally against democratic backsliding

When democratic institutions are dismantled in plenary chambers, the language of capital translates political overreach into economic ruin and in doing so, creates a powerful new battlefield for change.

Academia 6 months ago

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Lessons for Indonesia from the harbingers of a new tanker war

Learning from the ongoing war in the Middle East, it is essential for TNI-AL to consider increasing capacities for mine hunting in particular and underwater warfare in general.

Academia 9 months ago

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Forests, fuel and food: Is expanding oil palm to Papua worth the cost?

Forest loss to palm oil plantations directly weakens these dimensions by increasing disaster risk and exposing communities to instability.

Archipelago 9 months ago

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Navy to deploy more assets to distribute aid for Sumatra disasters

The Indonesian Navy deployed at least 13 warships, five helicopters and an airplane to distribute relief for disaster victims in the northern part of Sumatra.

Academia 11 months ago

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Food sovereignty on fragile ground: The unfinished agrarian promise

Provinces such as Yogyakarta, East Java, and Bali report among the lowest farmer daily incomes, despite their reputations as cultural and agricultural centers.

Academia 1 year ago

Aceh’s waqf experiment: When an age-old tradition powers a new economy

Aceh's unique cultural identity and administrative status makes it fertile ground for trialing waqf-based development initiatives that could provide a contemporary model for Islamic economies worldwide.

Academia 1 year ago

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Nickel downstreaming in Sulawesi, Indonesia’s fault lines

The recent earthquake in Poso should be read less as an isolated natural hazard than a stress test of the country’s current industrial model.

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PREMIUM Bank account freezes can help fight crime, not silence critics

PREMIUM Beyond state budget: How much can the new financial architecture carry?

PREMIUM An unpatriotic proposition

PREMIUM The market as an unlikely ally against democratic backsliding

PREMIUM Lessons for Indonesia from the harbingers of a new tanker war

PREMIUM Forests, fuel and food: Is expanding oil palm to Papua worth the cost?

PREMIUM Navy to deploy more assets to distribute aid for Sumatra disasters

PREMIUM Food sovereignty on fragile ground: The unfinished agrarian promise