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Indonesia turns to post-normative diplomacy
Academia 2 months ago

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Indonesia turns to post-normative diplomacy

The change in Indonesia's foreign policy from its long-standing "free and active" doctrine to resilience signals a paradigm shift in the country's worldview amid the current global leaning toward hegemonic power.
Myanmar’s vote is not progress, and ASEAN knows it
Academia 2 months ago

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Myanmar’s vote is not progress, and ASEAN knows it

By privileging access to the junta while sidelining other stakeholders, ASEAN risks reinforcing the military’s claim that it alone represents Myanmar’s political future.
The Malari incident after 52 years: The silent cry for equality
Academia 2 months ago

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The Malari incident after 52 years: The silent cry for equality

The current situation of democratic decline amid increasingly centralized control reminds that Indonesia has been here before in 1974.
The soft coup against local democracy in Indonesia
Academia 2 months ago

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The soft coup against local democracy in Indonesia

The quasi-corporate approach to direct local elections is fundamentally flawed, as a price cannot be put on the democratic principle of popular sovereignty.
Maduro shows Prabowo why repression at home weaken sovereignty abroad
Academia 2 months ago

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Maduro shows Prabowo why repression at home weaken sovereignty abroad

The erosion of domestic legitimacy created the very opening through which external power could intervene, moralize and ultimately dominate the narrative.
KUHP must be challenged
Editorial 2 months ago

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KUHP must be challenged

A key test will come soon when the Constitutional Court hears a challenge to bans on insulting the president and the government — two provisions that fly in the face of decades-old precedents set by the same court.
Indonesians oppose indirect regional polls
Politics 2 months ago

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Indonesians oppose indirect regional polls

Six of 10 Indonesians surveyed by the Indonesian Survey Circle disapprove of a proposal to scrap direct regional elections, with rejections consistent across regions, income levels and age groups.
Venezuela and the dangerous return of might makes right
Academia 3 months ago

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Venezuela and the dangerous return of might makes right

Learning from the Venezuela invasion, Indonesia should continue to position itself as pro-law, pro-stability, pro-development and firmly opposed to military interventions, or worse, a new form of colonialism.
New criticism, old terror
Editorial 3 months ago

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New criticism, old terror

We are again reminded that the space for government critics to express their opinions is shrinking, with a series of terror and intimidation.
Indonesia may face rising instability in 2026: CSIS
Politics 3 months ago

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Indonesia may face rising instability in 2026: CSIS

Failure to address the need for better welfare and democratic policymaking may cause people to have lower trust in the government, therefore threatening political stability in the country, according to Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) researchers.
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