Since all states are inevitably in need of others and are interdependent with each other in many fields, some states may face vulnerability. The level, scope and intensity of the dependency matter and must be measured to determine the nature of the interdependence.

He was our “renaissance person,” as he had interests in so many diverse issues. He was first and foremost a publisher. He was a publisher in print media, through various newspapers and magazines in Jakarta and across the Indonesian archipelago.

To help protect roughly 40 million Indonesian gig workers from financial shocks in the future, it’s time for a new generation of financial technology companies to step up and meet their needs.

It is wrong to claim that a political party or movement has won an election, because doing so polarizes participation into fixed ideas that suppress the free choice of citizens and slows the emergence of new solutions (to be verified) to problems of human cohabitation.

Freedom House noted in March 2020 that we are entering the 14th year of consecutive decline in the health of democracy globally. Tracking the fate of the “third wave democracies”, Mainwaring and Bizzarro found that of the 91 democracies that emerged from 1974 to 2012, 34 experienced democratic breakdowns, while the quality of democratic practices stagnated in about 28 countries.

China-US relations are currently the most important issue, as global order can only be established through an orderly and productive relationship between China and the US. Neither country will be able to realize its true full potential if opposition by the other impedes progress.

Many white Christian evangelicals in the United States have long believed that America has a God-given mission to save the world. Under the influence of this crusading mentality, US foreign policy has often swerved from diplomacy to war. It is in danger of doing so again.

India has been in nationwide lockdown since March 24 as a preventive measure against COVID-19. There are plenty of lessons Indonesia can draw from India, from the economics of lockdown to boosting an underwhelming healthcare system in an emergency.

In particular, Indonesia needs to further increase the number of people who can receive government assistance – and identify these people in new ways – as the COVID-19 economic shock affects members of the middle class.

A friend in need is a friend indeed. Our action once again testifies to our profound friendship of solidarity and mutual assistance in times of adversity.

People’s habits are accommodated to make isolation more livable and therefore easier to adhere to. However, initial attempts to keep open coffee shops for the morning ritual of espresso had to be reconsidered as distance could not be guaranteed. 

The widening gulf between the rich and poor, partly due to unequal educational outcomes, is a genuine threat to Indonesia’s young democracy.

Under this agreement, the EU and the UK agreed on a transition period, until the end of 2020 at least, during which the UK will continue to participate in the EU’s customs union and single market, and to apply EU law, even if it is no longer a member state.

The latest encroachment on Indonesian waters by Chinese fishing vessels and the Chinese coast guard several days ago highlights a fundamental reality: China could ignore Indonesia’s interests and concerns because it can.

If we want the diversity of interests to be governed democratically as an order, politics — instead of tyranny — makes up our human condition. Diversity of interests makes the adversarial nature of politics inescapable. An irony torments our wish; in politics, nothing prevents us from setbacks or decay despite our best efforts. This is what happened in the KPK Law revision.

Health systems in low and low middle-income countries (LMICs) struggle to deliver quality health care because of limited resources, poor infrastructure and a failure to use evidence wherever possible.

Apart from increasing its security cooperation and bilateral economic relations, Japan seems to view India’s participation in the RCEP as a means to counter China’s regional dominance.

The defense minister has essentially four overlapping roles: chief defense bureaucrat, chief adviser to the President on national defense, chief civilian representative of the military and chief defense diplomat. For each role, we can further assess whether he spends more of his time, energy, and capital on processes or outcomes.

ASEAN is the world’s youngest and most dynamic economic community. To transform its infinite potential into sustainable prosperity, it is crucial to increase connectivity in the region and cooperate in high-tech industries.

A government of this day and age should not be imposing a patronizing political culture under which Papuans are not considered citizens who are aware of the political system, who are able to participate in politics.

Indonesia has seen remarkable health improvements over the past three decades, especially in the areas of prevention and treatment of childhood diseases. But it is imperative that we now work to close remaining gaps in health inequity to help ensure that all babies born today can live well past 2024 and grow into healthy and productive adults.

The challenge is how to convince ministers that infrastructure is not only for humans but also for animals and their ecosystems. How to convince President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo that the construction of the Sumatra toll road should not obstruct the routes of the Sumatran elephant and rhino migration or their habitats?

The current wave of technological change is unique in terms of the breadth of its scope and the pace of change. However, will the digital age benefit the world’s poorest people? With 3 billion people predicted to be offline still in 2023 and with many more failing to reap the internet’s full potential, the time to address digital exclusion is now.

Considering many Indonesians consider the key performance indicator of the House is how many laws it passes, the quality of those laws too often ends up as a secondary consideration.

What China refers to as “Chinese characteristics” in policy debates should be spelled out in connection with the emerging world system, bearing in mind the interests of the wider world rather than merely China’s national interests.

In nominal terms, FDI flows to Indonesia in 2018 increased by US$7.8 billion compared to the annual average flows in 2008 to 2016, higher than the increase in India and Vietnam over the same period ($6.5 and $6.2 billion, respectively). So, why the perception that FDI is not coming to Indonesia?

The demonstrations expressed students’ disappointment on how the authorities handle racial abuse, while their political aspirations can expect to continuously meet strong resistance from the central government.