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Markets, Not Makers? AI Corporations and the Future of Peace in Southeast Asia Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2026, 10
  • Affabile Rifawan
Markets, Not Makers? AI Corporations and the Future of Peace in Southeast Asia

In this article, Affabile Rifawan examines the shifting landscape of...

The partnership Jakarta and Hanoi signed, and the one they did not International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2026, 06
  • Aniello Iannone
The partnership Jakarta and Hanoi signed, and the one they did not

In his latest article, Aniello Iannone examines the gap between...

Indonesia Today: On the Brink of Fascism? Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2026, 04
  • Firda Amalia Putri
Indonesia Today: On the Brink of Fascism?

This article asks whether Indonesia is showing early symptoms of...

Indonesia-France Relations in the Field of Defense: Rational Choice Amid Global Pressure International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2026, 21
  • Abdullah Akbar Rafsanjani
Indonesia-France Relations in the Field of Defense: Rational Choice Amid Global Pressure

This article analyzes Indonesia's ambitious military modernization through its strategic...

Databases are Power: Geopolitics of AI Health and the Fate of the Global South International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2026, 17
  • Bobyano Dolyamano Blessing Purba
Databases are Power: Geopolitics of AI Health and the Fate of the Global South

DeepRare is being hailed as a major breakthrough in the...

Prabowo’s Empty Chair in Kazan and the Rising Cost of Non-Alignment International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2026, 14
  • Aniello Iannone
Prabowo’s Empty Chair in Kazan and the Rising Cost of Non-Alignment

This article analyzes President Prabowo’s decision to skip the June...

ASEAN Sibling Rivalry: A Grassroots Challenge to ASEANization International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2026, 10
  • Abdullah Akbar Rafsanjani
ASEAN Sibling Rivalry: A Grassroots Challenge to ASEANization

This article analyzes the phenomenon of "sibling rivalry" at the...

Participation Without Influence in Indonesia’s Nickel Benefit Sharing Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2026, 05
  • Ashari Cahyo Edi
Participation Without Influence in Indonesia’s Nickel Benefit Sharing

This article examines how Indonesia’s nickel downstreaming policy has driven...

“My Days Are Numbered”: The Cost of Pan-African Ambition Politics and Society Africa
  • Jun 2026, 30
  • Peseo Lao Pio
“My Days Are Numbered”: The Cost of Pan-African Ambition

This article documents the systematic repression of Pan-African activists, journalists,...

Rise of the 'Permission Economy' in Pakistan: Why Women's Autonomy Often Requires Approval Business and Economy South and Central Asia
  • Jun 2026, 17
  • Rehan Zayer
Rise of the 'Permission Economy' in Pakistan: Why Women's Autonomy Often Requires Approval

This article examines the "permission economy" in Pakistan, an informal...

What China's Global Initiatives and the ASEAN Way Can Contribute For the Future of Multipolar Order International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jun 2026, 12
  • Ahmad Nurcholis
What China's Global Initiatives and the ASEAN Way Can Contribute For the Future of Multipolar Order

This article evaluates the normative frameworks offered by China’s four...

How the ASEAN Way Manages Conflict: Lessons from the Thailand–Cambodia Crisis International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jun 2026, 02
  • Izzul Fatchu Reza
How the ASEAN Way Manages Conflict: Lessons from the Thailand–Cambodia Crisis

This article examines the 2025 Thailand–Cambodia border conflict to evaluate...

ASEAN, Middle Power, and Global Crisis International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • May 2026, 29
  • Hadi Prayitno
ASEAN, Middle Power, and Global Crisis

This article examines the May 2026 ASEAN Summit in Cebu...

Rhetoric and Realpolitik: Xi-Trump Meeting and Its Implications for the Global South International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • May 2026, 23
  • Erik Ardiyanto
Rhetoric and Realpolitik: Xi-Trump Meeting and Its Implications for the Global South

This article examines the May 2026 Beijing summit between Xi...

How Jakarta's Waste Policy Turned Bantar Gebang Into a Climate Time Bomb Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • May 2026, 18
  • Nur Azizah Nafa Apriliandani
How Jakarta's Waste Policy Turned Bantar Gebang Into a Climate Time Bomb

This article examines how the systemic failure of urban waste...

Trump's Narcissistic Foreign Policy: A Lesson for Indonesia International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • May 2026, 15
  • Ahmad Nurcholis
Trump's Narcissistic Foreign Policy: A Lesson for Indonesia

This article examines how the rise of narcissistic foreign policy—exemplified...

Jakarta Is Sinking While Nusantara Rises Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • May 2026, 08
  • Sahar Manzoor
Jakarta Is Sinking While Nusantara Rises

Indonesia is spending Rp 75.8 trillion (around US$4.7 billion) building...

Lula, Prabowo, and the Portuguese gambit: language as South-South currency International Relations Latin America
  • May 2026, 03
  • Gustavo Pasqueta
Lula, Prabowo, and the Portuguese gambit: language as South-South currency

In October 2025, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto announced that Portuguese...

Chequebook Diplomacy in the Age of Militarism International Relations Middle East
  • May 2026, 01
  • Obaidurrahman Mirsab
Chequebook Diplomacy in the Age of Militarism

This article argues that recent U.S.–Israel military actions against Iran...

Digital Campaigning and Electoral Influence: A Case Study of Political Marketing Movements in Pakistan’s 2024 General Elections Politics and Society Middle East
  • Apr 2026, 27
  • Muhammad Younus
Digital Campaigning and Electoral Influence: A Case Study of Political Marketing Movements in Pakistan’s 2024 General Elections

This article looks at how Pakistan's 2024 General Elections were...

Fractured Soul in Jerebuu: A Social Critique from the Nation’s Edge Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2026, 24
  • Fithri Dzakiyyah Hafizah
Fractured Soul in Jerebuu: A Social Critique from the Nation’s Edge

This article examines the tragic death of a child in...

Türkiye’s Africa Initiative: Can a ‘Third Way’ Really Work? International Relations Africa
  • Apr 2026, 20
  • Mehmet Furkan Keles
Türkiye’s Africa Initiative: Can a ‘Third Way’ Really Work?

This article examines Türkiye’s evolving "Third Way" in Africa, an...

The Strategic Autonomy of Invisible Indonesia International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2026, 17
  • Ararat Kostanian
The Strategic Autonomy of Invisible Indonesia

This article critically examines Indonesia’s evolving role from a quiet...

The Islamabad Moment: When Pakistan Became a Bridge in a Fragmented World Order International Relations South and Central Asia
  • Apr 2026, 13
  • Farwa Imtiaz
The Islamabad Moment: When Pakistan Became a Bridge in a Fragmented World Order

This article provides a firsthand account of how Pakistan emerged...

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