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Indonesia at the Edge: The Fragile Foundations of Prabowo’s Presidency Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jun 2025, 18
  • Geo Dzakwan Arshali
Indonesia at the Edge: The Fragile Foundations of Prabowo’s Presidency

This article analyzes the fragile foundations of President Prabowo Subianto’s...

Malaysia’s Foreign Policy in ASEAN under Anwar Ibrahim International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jun 2025, 13
  • Aniello Iannone
Malaysia’s Foreign Policy in ASEAN under Anwar Ibrahim

This article looks at how Malaysia under Anwar Ibrahim is...

Whose Standards Matter? The Clash Between Global ESG Norms and Local Realities in the Global South Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jun 2025, 09
  • Nani Septianie
Whose Standards Matter? The Clash Between Global ESG Norms and Local Realities in the Global South

This article discusses how global ESG standards, mainly created within...

A Crisis Ignored: The Rohingya’s Struggle for Rights and a Lasting Solution International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jun 2025, 06
  • Abubakar Muhammad Jibril
A Crisis Ignored: The Rohingya’s Struggle for Rights and a Lasting Solution

This article exposes how over one million Rohingyas stripped of...

Energy Estate as the National Strategic Project, For Whom? Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jun 2025, 04
  • Muhammad Arief Virgy
Energy Estate as the National Strategic Project, For Whom?

The Indonesian government's PSN projects, particularly palm oil-based energy estates,...

Indonesia – and The Rest of The Global South- Can’t Afford to Be a Spectator in the New Global Order International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • May 2025, 30
  • Darynaufal Mulyaman
Indonesia – and The Rest of The Global South- Can’t Afford to Be a Spectator in the New Global Order

This article challenges Indonesia’s and much of the Global South...

Gendering Global Trade, Recentering Women’s Labour International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • May 2025, 28
  • Christopher Choong Weng Wai
Gendering Global Trade, Recentering Women’s Labour

This article explores how global trade policies affect women’s labor,...

The Circular Ultimatum: Why We Must Choose Between Recycling Earth or Losing It Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • May 2025, 26
  • Joko Susilo
The Circular Ultimatum: Why We Must Choose Between Recycling Earth or Losing It

This article argues against the illusion that recycling is an...

When Democracy Becomes Inherited: Dynastic Politics in Asia and Latin America Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • May 2025, 19
  • Muhammad Aqshadigrama
When Democracy Becomes Inherited: Dynastic Politics in Asia and Latin America

This article examines how democracy can paradoxically bolster authority held...

Structures in Motion: Indonesia’s Strategic Hedging and the Struggle for Autonomy in the Indo-Pacific International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • May 2025, 07
  • Aniello Iannone
Structures in Motion: Indonesia’s Strategic Hedging and the Struggle for Autonomy in the Indo-Pacific

This article analyzes Indonesia’s strategic hedging in the Indo-Pacific, spotlighting...

Mangroves on the Edge in Indonesia: Can We Save Our Green Fortresses Before It’s Too Late? Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • May 2025, 02
  • Joko Susilo
Mangroves on the Edge in Indonesia: Can We Save Our Green Fortresses Before It’s Too Late?

This article examines the alarming loss of Indonesia’s mangrove ecosystems,...

The Strategic Importance of a People-Based Economy in the Era of Global Trade Disruption: The Case of Indonesia Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2025, 30
  • Darynaufal Mulyaman
The Strategic Importance of a People-Based Economy in the Era of Global Trade Disruption: The Case of Indonesia

This article explores Indonesia’s resilient people-based economy, driven by 65...

Beyond Applause: Malaysia’s Smart Diplomacy Amid China-US Rivalry International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2025, 28
  • Muhammad Izzuddin Al Haq
Beyond Applause: Malaysia’s Smart Diplomacy Amid China-US Rivalry

This article examines Malaysia’s diplomatic balancing act amid Trump’s 25%...

IHSG Turbulence: Indonesia’s Economic Uncertainty Wake-Up Call Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2025, 25
  • Chikara Syam
IHSG Turbulence: Indonesia’s Economic Uncertainty Wake-Up Call

This article examines Indonesia’s 2025 economic turmoil, marked by a...

The Global South and the Myth of Neutrality International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2025, 23
  • Virdika Rizky Utama
The Global South and the Myth of Neutrality

This article critiques the outdated notion of neutrality for the...

Indonesia Misses the Chance to Revive the Spirit of the Asia-Africa Conference International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2025, 21
  • Idil Syawfi
Indonesia Misses the Chance to Revive the Spirit of the Asia-Africa Conference

This article examines Indonesia’s failure to mark the 70th anniversary...

Can Indonesia’s Climate Diplomacy and Clean Energy Benefit Much From BRICS Membership? International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2025, 18
  • Benita Sashia Jayanti
Can Indonesia’s Climate Diplomacy and Clean Energy Benefit Much From BRICS Membership?

This analysis explores whether Indonesia’s newly formalized BRICS membership can...

Reading Through Global South Lenses: Order Behind the Disorder in Trump’s Tariffs Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2025, 11
  • Christopher Choong Weng Wai
Reading Through Global South Lenses: Order Behind the Disorder in Trump’s Tariffs

This incisive piece unpacks the deeper logic behind Trump’s so-called...

Rethinking Corruption in the Global South: Economic and Ethical Implications Thinkers East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2025, 09
  • Rizky Adhyaksa
Rethinking Corruption in the Global South: Economic and Ethical Implications

This article challenges the conventional view that all corruption is...

Rethinking Procedural Justice in the Revised Minerba Law Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • Mar 2025, 24
  • Muhammad Arief Virgy
Rethinking Procedural Justice in the Revised Minerba Law

This article examines the implications of Indonesia’s revised Minerba Law,...

The Role of Sustainable Finance in Combatting Climate Change and Protecting Biodiversity in Indonesia Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • Mar 2025, 19
  • Ahmed Mehmood Qureshi
The Role of Sustainable Finance in Combatting Climate Change and Protecting Biodiversity in Indonesia

This article examines Indonesia's growing environmental crisis marked by deforestation,...

Online Scam Issue Straining Thailand-Myanmar Relations International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Mar 2025, 07
  • Htet Hlaing Win
Online Scam Issue Straining Thailand-Myanmar Relations

Thailand’s decision to cut electricity and fuel supplies to Myanmar...

Danantara: Will It Propel Indonesia to Its Golden Era in 2045, or a Blank Check for Those in Power? Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Mar 2025, 05
  • Chikara Syam
Danantara: Will It Propel Indonesia to Its Golden Era in 2045, or a Blank Check for Those in Power?

This article examines Danantara, Indonesia’s recently launched sovereign wealth fund...

Trump’s Transactional Turn Looms Over Taiwan’s Quest for Independence International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Mar 2025, 03
  • Aamina Urooj
Trump’s Transactional Turn Looms Over Taiwan’s Quest for Independence

This article examines the implications of Trump’s transactional approach to...

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