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Why budget cuts betray the spirit of Ramadan and women’s rights
Academia 6 months ago

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Why budget cuts betray the spirit of Ramadan and women’s rights

The government's commitment to women is being hollowed out by a "fiscal anemia" that favors bureaucrats over survivors through ruthless budget cuts that have institutionalized the abandonment of its most vulnerable citizens, even as the country touts its "free and active" policy stance on the global stage.
As disasters increase, climate adaptation funding lags behind
Academia 6 months ago

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As disasters increase, climate adaptation funding lags behind

As disasters become more frequent, contingency funds prove insufficient, forcing local administrations to seek support from the central government, which seems to focus on its own priority programs.
What the US-Iran war means for Indonesia’s cybersecurity
Academia 6 months ago

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What the US-Iran war means for Indonesia’s cybersecurity

As non-kinetic warfare redefines modern conflict, Jakarta must bridge the gap between its digital ambitions and its defensive realities to secure national sovereignty.
The authoritarian trap: Why Prabowo’s cure may deepen corruption
Academia 6 months ago

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The authoritarian trap: Why Prabowo’s cure may deepen corruption

As Indonesia's corruption score falls to 34, the President suggests authoritarianism might help. His own fiscal policies prove otherwise. 
Indonesia’s Gaza mandate: Clarity is not yet closure
Academia 6 months ago

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Indonesia’s Gaza mandate: Clarity is not yet closure

The Foreign Ministry has drawn its red lines in Gaza, but until the government addresses the legal and financial shadows of the mandate, the case for Indonesia’s participation remains far from closed.
High-rise, high-risk plan
Editorial 7 months ago

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High-rise, high-risk plan

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has thrown his weight behind the President’s proposal to build an office for Muslim organizations, but needs to suggest an alternative site.
Not just numbers
Editorial 7 months ago

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Not just numbers

When human lives are reduced to statistical "error rates," our social contract fails the very people it was built to protect, from a child lacking a notebook to a patient denied life-saving care by a spreadsheet.
Safeguarding nations beyond: Indonesia’s naval transition to blue-water reach
Academia 7 months ago

Safeguarding nations beyond: Indonesia’s naval transition to blue-water reach

Indonesia's newly announced dynamic resilience doctrine necessitates wider naval reach, but without rigorous planning and fiscal discipline, its blue-water ambitions will remain merely symbolic.
When education becomes conditional, the impact is suicidal
Academia 7 months ago

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When education becomes conditional, the impact is suicidal

Social protection and education policies must be integrated to ensure that the most vulnerable do not fall through the cracks and end up being denied their fundamental, constitutionally guaranteed right through systemic exclusion.
Will Prabowo be more ‘daring’ or more realistic in his fiscal policy in 2026?
Academia 8 months ago

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Will Prabowo be more ‘daring’ or more realistic in his fiscal policy in 2026?

The decision to push through a massive budget for the free nutritious meal program reflects misplaced priorities, as the program has yet to show clear benefits in its first year while other critical policies remain underfunded.

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