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View all search resultsThe IPPFoRB-APHR Jakarta Declaration presents an opportunity for Indonesian lawmakers and their Southeast Asian peers to take collective action in securing the guarantee for freedom of religion or belief for all peoples in the region.
The deal follows a flurry of behind-the-scenes talks in the 24 hours since a court dismissed Srettha Thavisin as premier, as his Pheu Thai Party rushed to secure backing from its 11-party alliance in a bid to form the next government.
Both Indonesia and Pacific countries share many of the same challenges in the Pacific, particularly in terms of climate-related disasters that plague Pacific nations, and have developed mitigation strategies and systems that could easily be implemented across the Pacific.
Europe’s reputation in the region has been deteriorating for years. And everyone who speaks to policymakers and diplomats in Jakarta and other ASEAN capitals must sense the rising levels of frustration about an EU that is increasingly perceived as morally arrogant.
A Southeast Asian parliament may sound like an improbably idealistic vision, but in this era of unprecendented advancements and challenges, thinking out of the box is the way for the region to finally take a global lead by representing its citizens, especially its youth, at the regional level.
As voters prepare to head to the polls in mid-February, they should comprehend what constitutes democratic stability and collapse, along with their possible causes, and think about the type of leader the country needs to maintain the former and avoid the latter.
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