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View all search resultsThe FIR agreement between Indonesia and Singapore reflects a bureaucratic compromise and diplomatic bargaining chip, particularly since its discussions were tied to unrelated issues such as extradition and defense cooperation treaties.
Social cohesion forms a critical foundation for the capacity of communities to coexist and legitimizes governance through accountability. Yet across Southeast Asia, the fabric of social cohesion is demonstrably fraying and we must not look away.
Indonesia has been consistent and steadfast in its efforts to support the Palestine cause by ultimately ensuring that it remains an international agenda and highlighting its multidimensionality, especially with regard to the UN principle of the Responsibility to Protect.
Indonesia and Malaysia's agreement to economic cooperation in the disputed maritime area of Ambalat is one way to keep all channels open, though it cannot replace maritime diplomacy in resolving the decades-long issue.
When it comes to nuclear development, Indonesia must dig deep to ask the tough questions to expose the underlying geopolitical currents and whether what we're being offered will truly lead to energy sovereignty, or if we're being cast as the proverbial canary in the coal mine.
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