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View all search resultsStandard practice around that period mostly revolved foreign correspondents parachuted from the major capitals of the West to report from the “exotic” East, who often wrote with an outlook which literary critic Edward Said deemed “orientalist”.
Lawmakers have urged the government to improve clarity in its foreign policy communication, warning that unclear messaging risks misinterpretation by international partners and could undermine Indonesia’s long-standing non-aligned position amid growing scrutiny of recent diplomatic moves.
Indonesia’s deepening military ties with the United States represent a high-stakes balancing act between necessary defense modernization and the preservation of its foundational "free and active" sovereign identity.
As Prabowo spreads his diplomatic wings and travels the world making deals to secure immediate, future and broader energy needs, the real issue at hand is whether the country's energy transition can take flight as part of a comprehensive strategy once he lands back in Jakarta.
At a time when global leaders are shifting their priorities toward securing national interests amid the ongoing war in the Middle East, our President is fluttering from country to country drumming up cooperation deals instead of heeding his people's calls to come home and attend to domestic matters first.
If Indonesia approves new military overflight arrangements with the United States, it will face a high-stakes balancing act between strategic partnership and national autonomy. In an era of shifting global power, control of Indonesia’s skies must remain a matter of substance, not just symbolism.
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