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View all search resultsThe country has taken the traditional Indonesian value of _gotong royong_ (mutual assistance) to the global theater of the "war" on COVID-19, with its induction to a new grouping that is committed to the pursuit of a coordinated international response to the pandemic.
The President has kept his knack for inclusive national development intact this time around and has even pushed for a legacy — moving the capital city away from Java — that looks largely irreversible. However, Jokowi still has more to prove in the geopolitical sphere — especially when compared to his immediate predecessor.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s acknowledgment on the weekend of Southeast Asia’s need for closer cooperation with China may very well be motivated by overarching domestic concerns, but the gesture might have far bigger consequences than we can readily discern.
The Geneva-based World Trade Organization faces serious challenges to its legitimacy and effectiveness amid increasing criticism over its important functions of handling trade disputes and monitoring national trade policies.
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