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Loud Voices, Quiet Wisdom: Why Gen Z and Boomers Need Each Other in the Climate Crisis Environment and Sustainability South and Central Asia
  • Mar 2026, 06
  • Sahar Manzoor
Loud Voices, Quiet Wisdom: Why Gen Z and Boomers Need Each Other in the Climate Crisis

This article argues that addressing climate change in the Global...

Forging ASEAN 2025: A Critical Analysis of the Kuala Lumpur Declaration International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Mar 2026, 02
  • Paul Anthony SImon Balagtas
Forging ASEAN 2025: A Critical Analysis of the Kuala Lumpur Declaration

This article critically examines the ASEAN 2025 vision and the...

La Galigo and Blue Pacific: Maritime Solidarity from the Archipelago to the Pacific History East Asia and the Pacific
  • Feb 2026, 27
  • Bobyano Dolyamano Blessing Purba
La Galigo and Blue Pacific: Maritime Solidarity from the Archipelago to the Pacific

This article reinterprets the contemporary “Blue Pacific” concept through La...

Are Men Consistently Neglecting Gender Issues in Current Indonesian Politics? Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Feb 2026, 23
  • Fanny Syariful Alam
Are Men Consistently Neglecting Gender Issues in Current Indonesian Politics?

This article examines the persistent "political masculinity" in Indonesia, 41...

The Emergence and Transformation of Islamic Political Parties in Indonesia: Organizational Dynamics, Electoral Challenges, and Theoretical Perspectives Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Feb 2026, 20
  • Muhammad Aqshadigrama
The Emergence and Transformation of Islamic Political Parties in Indonesia: Organizational Dynamics, Electoral Challenges, and Theoretical Perspectives

This article examines why Islamic political parties in Indonesia remain...

Indonesia’s 2026 UN Human Rights Council Presidency: a bebas-aktif status bet with domestic reputational costs International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Feb 2026, 16
  • Aniello Iannone
Indonesia’s 2026 UN Human Rights Council Presidency: a bebas-aktif status bet with domestic reputational costs

This article analyzes Indonesia’s 2026 presidency of the UN Human...

The Stateless of Tomorrow: Why the World Must Recognise Climate Refugees International Relations South and Central Asia
  • Feb 2026, 13
  • Arisha Parvez
The Stateless of Tomorrow: Why the World Must Recognise Climate Refugees

This article highlights the urgent need for international legal recognition...

Under Sea Cables: Veiled Threats in Hybrid Warfare International Relations South and Central Asia
  • Feb 2026, 09
  • Angana Guha Roy
Under Sea Cables: Veiled Threats in Hybrid Warfare

This article examines undersea cables as a critical yet vulnerable...

Disaster, Climate Change, and Public Budget Environment and Sustainability South and Central Asia
  • Feb 2026, 06
  • Hadi Prayitno
Disaster, Climate Change, and Public Budget

This article examines Indonesia’s transition from reactive emergency disaster spending...

Beyond GDP: Why Sumatra’s Disasters Demand a New Measure of Progress Thinkers East Asia and the Pacific
  • Feb 2026, 02
  • M Nadzirummubin
Beyond GDP: Why Sumatra’s Disasters Demand a New Measure of Progress

This article argues that recurring disasters in Sumatra expose the...

Nourish Children, Nourish Citizenship Will the Free-Meals Program Teach Democracy? Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jan 2026, 30
  • Aldi Nur Fadil Auliya
Nourish Children, Nourish Citizenship Will the Free-Meals Program Teach Democracy?

This article examines the global rise of school meal programs,...

Apple Developer Academy in South Sulawesi: Global South Digital Transformation Opportunities in the Midst of Global Technology Inequality International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jan 2026, 26
  • Matthew Anggi Halomoan Napitupulu
Apple Developer Academy in South Sulawesi: Global South Digital Transformation Opportunities in the Midst of Global Technology Inequality

This article examines the Apple Developer Academy in South Sulawesi...

The New World Order on the Basis of Dynamic Equilibrium and Indonesia's Role as a Middle Power International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jan 2026, 23
  • Abdullah Akbar Rafsanjani
The New World Order on the Basis of Dynamic Equilibrium and Indonesia's Role as a Middle Power

This article highlights the shifting global structure from a unipolar...

Dhurandhar and the Politics of Bollywood Propaganda Politics and Society South and Central Asia
  • Jan 2026, 19
  • Farwa Imtiaz
Dhurandhar and the Politics of Bollywood Propaganda

This article examines Dhurandhar not merely as a commercial Bollywood...

Mapping the Digital Economics and Global Trends with the Indonesian Perspective Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jan 2026, 16
  • Kaamiliaa Dewi
Mapping the Digital Economics and Global Trends with the Indonesian Perspective

This article highlight the development of IT that has been...

Honouring the Indian Revolutionary Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak: Impact on Feminist Identity Discourse Thinkers South and Central Asia
  • Jan 2026, 12
  • M.J. Vinod
Honouring the Indian Revolutionary Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak: Impact on Feminist Identity Discourse

This article explores Spivak's contribution to political and intellectual legacy....

When Peace Becomes a Supply Chain: The DRC - Rwanda Deal and the Politics of Critical Minerals for a Clean Future Environment and Sustainability Africa
  • Jan 2026, 09
  • Muhammad Ibrahim Suleiman
When Peace Becomes a Supply Chain: The DRC - Rwanda Deal and the Politics of Critical Minerals for a Clean Future

This article examines the DRC–Rwanda peace accord through the lens...

Post-Flood Food Price Spikes and Economic Vulnerability: A Case Study of Padang, West Sumatra Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jan 2026, 07
  • Bala Muhammad Muhammad
Post-Flood Food Price Spikes and Economic Vulnerability: A Case Study of Padang, West Sumatra

This article offers a comparative reflection on how Islam has...

Islam and the Colonial Imaginations of Indigeneity: A Comparative Reflection History East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jan 2026, 05
  • Auf A. Said
Islam and the Colonial Imaginations of Indigeneity: A Comparative Reflection

This article offers a comparative reflection on how Islam has...

Gaza Between Trial and Promise: A World’s Crisis of Conscience International Relations Middle East
  • Jan 2026, 02
  • Obaidurrahman Mirsab
Gaza Between Trial and Promise: A World’s Crisis of Conscience

This article explores Gaza’s devastation as both a humanitarian tragedy...

Circular Economy: A lifestyle not just Economic concept Environment and Sustainability South and Central Asia
  • Dec 2025, 31
  • Muhammad Atif Zia
Circular Economy: A lifestyle not just Economic concept

This article examines how youth-led, digitally networked movements are reshaping...

From Bans to Business: How Afghan Women Use Social Commerce to Survive in 2025 Politics and Society South and Central Asia
  • Dec 2025, 29
  • Ziyada Hafizi
From Bans to Business: How Afghan Women Use Social Commerce to Survive in 2025

This article explores how Afghan women are using social commerce...

Mountain Forests as Water Guardians: Addressing Climate-Induced Drought in Central Afghanistan Environment and Sustainability South and Central Asia
  • Dec 2025, 26
  • Asef Jafari
Mountain Forests as Water Guardians: Addressing Climate-Induced Drought in Central Afghanistan

This article examines why forest-based approaches remain critical for addressing...

Critical Mineral Smuggling Finance Illegal Armed Conflict in Global South Business and Economy South and Central Asia
  • Dec 2025, 24
  • Angana Guha Roy
Critical Mineral Smuggling Finance Illegal Armed Conflict in Global South

This article examines how the illicit smuggling of critical minerals...

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