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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...

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...

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...

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...

Poverty and Uneven Development in the Philippines: Understanding a National Crisis Through Local Realities Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Dec 2025, 19
  • Jonel Ocampo Garcia
Poverty and Uneven Development in the Philippines: Understanding a National Crisis Through Local Realities

This article argues that poverty and uneven development in the...

The Plundered Philippines: Extraction, Memory, and the Global Logic of Neglect History East Asia and the Pacific
  • Dec 2025, 17
  • Joellyn Faye G. Ocampo
The Plundered Philippines: Extraction, Memory, and the Global Logic of Neglect

This article examines how historical plunder in the Global South...

The Cost of Phasing Out Coal in Indonesia: Who Will Pay? Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Dec 2025, 05
  • Muhammad Ayoub
The Cost of Phasing Out Coal in Indonesia: Who Will Pay?

This article examines the challenging path for Indonesia to meet...

Beyond Autonomy: Why Bangsamoro’s Struggle Is Not About Recognition but Reclamation History East Asia and the Pacific
  • Dec 2025, 01
  • Datu Al-Zahid H. Salik
Beyond Autonomy: Why Bangsamoro’s Struggle Is Not About Recognition but Reclamation

This article re-examines Bangsamoro autonomy by demonstrating how it functions...

Beyond the Mayor: Who is Mamdani, Really? International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Nov 2025, 26
  • Saemah Shamim
Beyond the Mayor: Who is Mamdani, Really?

This article uncovers how the political ascent of Zohran Mamdani...

Beyond Numbers: Ensuring Food Safety in Indonesia’s MBG Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Nov 2025, 19
  • M. Ikhsan Shiddieqy
Beyond Numbers: Ensuring Food Safety in Indonesia’s MBG

This article examines how Indonesia’s MBG program, while reaching more...

Restructuring the Post-Conflict Future: Special Autonomy as a Path to Decolonization and Prosperity in Aceh and Bangsamoro Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Nov 2025, 12
  • Syarifah Huswatun Miswar
Restructuring the Post-Conflict Future: Special Autonomy as a Path to Decolonization and Prosperity in Aceh and Bangsamoro

This article explores how special autonomy in Aceh and Bangsamoro...

“Code Green” Public Policy to Implement Zero Emissions and Decrease Climate Change in West Java Province Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • Nov 2025, 10
  • Kusdarmawan Nur Ilham
“Code Green” Public Policy to Implement Zero Emissions and Decrease Climate Change in West Java Province

This article defines Code Green as a model of public...

Exclusion as Harmony: The Governance of Bodies in Malaysia Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Nov 2025, 07
  • Nur Hadirah Binte Sapari
Exclusion as Harmony: The Governance of Bodies in Malaysia

This article examines how Malaysia’s political economy sustains social harmony...

Artificial Intelligence and Geopolitical Uncertainty: The Indonesian View International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Oct 2025, 31
  • Affabile Rifawan
Artificial Intelligence and Geopolitical Uncertainty: The Indonesian View

This article examines the way artificial intelligence is transforming global...

ASEAN Neutrality in the Age of Naked Imperialism International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Oct 2025, 29
  • Christopher Choong Weng Wai
ASEAN Neutrality in the Age of Naked Imperialism

This article reexamines the meaning of ASEAN neutrality in light...

Kuala Lumpur 2025: ASEAN Between Renewed Centrality and Structural Fragility International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Oct 2025, 27
  • Aniello Iannone
Kuala Lumpur 2025: ASEAN Between Renewed Centrality and Structural Fragility

This article analyzes the geopolitical and institutional significance of the...

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