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The grandeur and misery of international law
Academia 2 months ago

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The grandeur and misery of international law

Too often, international law fails to prevent stronger states from acting as they please, as in the case of the US attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Maduro.
Preventing further derailment of the international order
Academia 2 months ago

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Preventing further derailment of the international order

Given the overall deterioration of the international order and climate commitments we all witnessed last year, diplomatic actors across the globe, including Indonesia, must prevent further backsliding in both areas in 2026.
Venezuela and the dangerous return of might makes right
Academia 2 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.
Trump and the raid on Caracas
Academia 2 months ago

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Trump and the raid on Caracas

International law is not simply a moral preference. It is a guardrail built from hard lessons.
Stop Trump and all aggressions
Editorial 2 months ago

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Stop Trump and all aggressions

Any decent nation should condemn any act of aggression by one country against another as a matter of principle, if anything else, but Indonesia opted not to do that both when the US attacked Venezuela and when Russia invaded Ukraine. 
Was the US capture of Venezuela's president legal?
Americas 2 months ago

Was the US capture of Venezuela's president legal?

Maduro was on a warship bound for New York to face criminal charges, according to US officials.
Bandung legacy key to global decolonization process: Forum
Asia & Pacific 3 months ago

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Bandung legacy key to global decolonization process: Forum

Indonesia needs to be more active in promoting values or legacies of the 1955 Bandung Conference to advance the global decolonization process in today’s more fractured world, international law experts have said.
Indonesia’s Gaza flotilla and the law of naval blockade
Academia 6 months ago

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Indonesia’s Gaza flotilla and the law of naval blockade

Under blockade law, Israel has the right to intercept neutral merchant vessels attempting to breach the blockade and may lawfully use force, even to the point of destroying the vessels if they resist capture.
Germany courts Indo-Pacific partners during FM’s Jakarta visit
Asia & Pacific 6 months ago

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Germany courts Indo-Pacific partners during FM’s Jakarta visit

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul wooed countries in the Indo-Pacific to deepen cooperation with Germany and uphold free and rule-based trade and diplomacy during his two-day visit to Jakarta.
The curious case of strikes on Iran, a threat to the rules-based global order
Academia 8 months ago

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The curious case of strikes on Iran, a threat to the rules-based global order

There was no instant or overwhelming necessity for self-defense to justify Israel's attack on Iran. 
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