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Defensive Diplomacy: Securitization and Sovereignty as Indonesia’s Strategy in Addressing the Papua Issue International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Nov 2026, 09
  • Firda Amalia Putri
Defensive Diplomacy: Securitization and Sovereignty as Indonesia’s Strategy in Addressing the Papua Issue

In this article, Firda Amalia Putri examines Indonesia’s defensive diplomacy...

Guarded Power: How Indonesia’s Defence Modernisation Is Rewriting Regional Expectations International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Nov 2026, 07
  • Iqbal Saputra
Guarded Power: How Indonesia’s Defence Modernisation Is Rewriting Regional Expectations

Indonesia’s ambitious defence modernisation is reshaping how Southeast Asia and...

Disposable labour, purchasable recognition: Malaysia’s Myanmar returns and the hierarchies of the Global South International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Oct 2026, 25
  • Aniello Iannone
Disposable labour, purchasable recognition: Malaysia’s Myanmar returns and the hierarchies of the Global South

Aniello Iannone examines Malaysia's repatriation of Myanmar nationals, revealing how...

Myanmar’s Anti-Online Scam Law Criminalizes Trafficking Survivors Under the Guise of Reform Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Oct 2026, 19
  • Matilda Pina
Myanmar’s Anti-Online Scam Law Criminalizes Trafficking Survivors Under the Guise of Reform

In this analysis, Matilda Pina critically examines Myanmar’s newly enacted...

Water Whiplash and Layered Strategic Threats International Relations South and Central Asia
  • Oct 2026, 16
  • Angana Guha Roy
Water Whiplash and Layered Strategic Threats

In this article, Dr. Angana Guha Roy argues that water...

Structural Aseanisation: Hegemonic Repositioning and European strategy in the South China Sea International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Oct 2026, 11
  • Aniello Iannone
Structural Aseanisation: Hegemonic Repositioning and European strategy in the South China Sea

In "Structural Aseanisation," Aniello Ianone explores Europe's strategic shift in...

Taiwan, Indonesia and the ASEAN Ceiling: The New Southbound Policy at Ten International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Sep 2026, 11
  • Aniello Iannone
Taiwan, Indonesia and the ASEAN Ceiling: The New Southbound Policy at Ten

In this article, Aniello Iannone critically evaluates the ten-year trajectory...

The New Delhi Consensus: Why 2026 Marks the Death of Global Bloc Politics International Relations South and Central Asia
  • Sep 2026, 09
  • Nisha Usmani
The New Delhi Consensus: Why 2026 Marks the Death of Global Bloc Politics

The global order is moving beyond rigid bloc politics toward...

Meet the Cousins First: How Post-Brexit Britain Is Courting ASEAN International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2026, 30
  • Luo Chen Jun
Meet the Cousins First: How Post-Brexit Britain Is Courting ASEAN

In this article, Luo Chen Jun highlights a striking historical...

Lebanon’s Electricity Crisis is a Political Choice Politics and Society Middle East
  • Aug 2026, 24
  • Eslam Elsheikh
Lebanon’s Electricity Crisis is a Political Choice

In "Lebanon's chronic blackout issue is not just an engineering...

Indonesia's Missing Diplomacy Puzzle: Climate Technology International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2026, 17
  • Muhamad Ferdy Firmansyah
Indonesia's Missing Diplomacy Puzzle: Climate Technology

In this article, Muhamad Ferdy Firmansyah highlights how climate technology...

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...

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