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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...

Scepticism in the Global South and Contestation over the Humanitarian Norm: The Responsibility to Protect International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Oct 2025, 22
  • Antony Joseph
Scepticism in the Global South and Contestation over the Humanitarian Norm: The Responsibility to Protect

This article critically examines the evolving contestation of the Responsibility...

The Promise of EU-ASEAN Partnership as a Pathway for the Global South International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Oct 2025, 17
  • Jason Fernando
The Promise of EU-ASEAN Partnership as a Pathway for the Global South

This article examines how the EU-ASEAN partnership has significantly evolved...

Prabowo’s Foreign Policy Choices: Balancing Domestic Legitimacy and Global Ambition International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Oct 2025, 15
  • Tufan Kutay Boran
Prabowo’s Foreign Policy Choices: Balancing Domestic Legitimacy and Global Ambition

This article examines how President Prabowo Subianto seeks to combine...

China, ASEAN, and Indonesia's Green Test Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • Oct 2025, 13
  • Virdika Rizky Utama
China, ASEAN, and Indonesia's Green Test

This article analyzes how China’s ambitious green transition serves not...

Divided Climate Diplomacy: Trump's Rejection vs. Prabowo's Responsibility in the Climate Crisis at the UN General Assembly Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • Oct 2025, 10
  • Abdullah Akbar Rafsanjani
Divided Climate Diplomacy: Trump's Rejection vs. Prabowo's Responsibility in the Climate Crisis at the UN General Assembly

This article traces how the 2025 UN General Assembly turned...

All Eyes on Indonesia and Nepal: The Multi-Actor Relations in the Political Battleground Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Oct 2025, 08
  • Ahmad Fajar Maulana
All Eyes on Indonesia and Nepal: The Multi-Actor Relations in the Political Battleground

This article examines how technology has become a highly contested...

Prabowo at the UN: Between Anti-Imperialism and Global Interdependence International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Oct 2025, 06
  • Aniello Iannone
Prabowo at the UN: Between Anti-Imperialism and Global Interdependence

This article takes a look at how Prabowo’s UN address...

Islam, Politics, and Pancasila: In Search of National Harmony Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Oct 2025, 03
  • Muhammad Adib Alfarisi
Islam, Politics, and Pancasila: In Search of National Harmony

This article takes a deep dive into Indonesia’s evolving struggle...

Can Ecological Fiscal Transfers Transform Indonesia’s Environmental Finance? Possibilities and Policy Insights Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • Sep 2025, 26
  • Esa Bayu Rianto
Can Ecological Fiscal Transfers Transform Indonesia’s Environmental Finance? Possibilities and Policy Insights

This article looks at how Indonesia’s provinces with extensive biodiversity...

The Small Island Crisis: The Interplay between Climate Change and Privatization in Pari Island Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • Sep 2025, 22
  • Gigih Prihantono
The Small Island Crisis: The Interplay between Climate Change and Privatization in Pari Island

This article examines how climate change and privatization intersect to...

Indonesia’s New Ballistic Missile: Why It Won’t Ignite an Arms Race International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Sep 2025, 19
  • Yusya' A Fitrachman
Indonesia’s New Ballistic Missile: Why It Won’t Ignite an Arms Race

This article examines Indonesia’s recent acquisition of the Turkish-made KHAN...

The Axis of Upheaval: How U.S. Tariffs Backfire International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Sep 2025, 17
  • Obaidurrahman Mirsab
The Axis of Upheaval: How U.S. Tariffs Backfire

This article explores how U.S. tariffs, intended to strengthen leverage...

Nusantara IKN: Green Promises, Grey Reality Thinkers East Asia and the Pacific
  • Sep 2025, 12
  • Muhammad Maulidan
Nusantara IKN: Green Promises, Grey Reality

This article critically examines Indonesia’s new capital project, IKN, which...

The Brew of a Nation: Indonesia’s Tea Paradox Between Tradition, Global Trends, and Global South Realities Thinkers East Asia and the Pacific
  • Sep 2025, 10
  • Darynaufal Mulyaman
The Brew of a Nation: Indonesia’s Tea Paradox Between Tradition, Global Trends, and Global South Realities

This article traces how Indonesia’s everyday teh botol and the...

The Trump Effect: How U.S. Retreat from the Paris Agreement Reshapes Global Climate Leadership Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • Sep 2025, 08
  • Joko Susilo
The Trump Effect: How U.S. Retreat from the Paris Agreement Reshapes Global Climate Leadership

This article analyzes how Trump’s second time withdrawal from the...

Building Malay Hegemony Through Education and Language Policy: Lessons from Malaysia’s 1969 Riots History East Asia and the Pacific
  • Sep 2025, 03
  • Esa Bayu Rianto
Building Malay Hegemony Through Education and Language Policy: Lessons from Malaysia’s 1969 Riots

This article shows how the 1969 riots pushed Malaysia’s leaders...

Climate Justice for Small Islands: Holding Corporations Accountable for Rising Seas Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • Sep 2025, 01
  • Ahmed Mehmood Qureshi
Climate Justice for Small Islands: Holding Corporations Accountable for Rising Seas

This article examines the climate vulnerabilities of Pari Island in...

Ocean Privatization and its Implications: A Case Study on the Pari Island Agrarian Conflict, Thousand Islands Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 27
  • Irkham 'Ainnur Rofiq
Ocean Privatization and its Implications: A Case Study on the Pari Island Agrarian Conflict, Thousand Islands

This article traces how Pari Island in Jakarta’s Thousand Islands...

Religiousity Against or Supporting Bullying at Schools? Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 25
  • Fanny Syariful Alam
Religiousity Against or Supporting Bullying at Schools?

This article explores how religiosity in Indonesia, while rooted in...

Between Paradise and Peril: Ecotourism, Conservation, and Food Security in Indonesia’s Fragile One Thousand Islands Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 22
  • Alida Putri Dwiyanti
Between Paradise and Peril: Ecotourism, Conservation, and Food Security in Indonesia’s Fragile One Thousand Islands

This article explores how ecotourism in Indonesia’s Thousand Islands generates...

Aceh at the Crossroads: Hope for Peace and Political Challenges in a New Era Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 20
  • Syarifah Huswatun Miswar
Aceh at the Crossroads: Hope for Peace and Political Challenges in a New Era

This article explains Aceh's efforts to balance high expectations with...

Trump’s Tariffs and Global Inequality: Rethinking Indonesia’s Position International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 15
  • Muhammad Nurun Najib
Trump’s Tariffs and Global Inequality: Rethinking Indonesia’s Position

This article shows how the United States’ 19% tariff on...

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