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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...

Rhetoric and Realpolitik: Xi-Trump Meeting and Its Implications for the Global South International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • May 2026, 23
  • Erik Ardiyanto
Rhetoric and Realpolitik: Xi-Trump Meeting and Its Implications for the Global South

This article examines the May 2026 Beijing summit between Xi...

How Jakarta's Waste Policy Turned Bantar Gebang Into a Climate Time Bomb Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • May 2026, 18
  • Nur Azizah Nafa Apriliandani
How Jakarta's Waste Policy Turned Bantar Gebang Into a Climate Time Bomb

This article examines how the systemic failure of urban waste...

Trump's Narcissistic Foreign Policy: A Lesson for Indonesia International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • May 2026, 15
  • Ahmad Nurcholis
Trump's Narcissistic Foreign Policy: A Lesson for Indonesia

This article examines how the rise of narcissistic foreign policy—exemplified...

Jakarta Is Sinking While Nusantara Rises Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • May 2026, 08
  • Sahar Manzoor
Jakarta Is Sinking While Nusantara Rises

Indonesia is spending Rp 75.8 trillion (around US$4.7 billion) building...

Lula, Prabowo, and the Portuguese gambit: language as South-South currency International Relations Latin America
  • May 2026, 03
  • Gustavo Pasqueta
Lula, Prabowo, and the Portuguese gambit: language as South-South currency

In October 2025, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto announced that Portuguese...

Chequebook Diplomacy in the Age of Militarism International Relations Middle East
  • May 2026, 01
  • Obaidurrahman Mirsab
Chequebook Diplomacy in the Age of Militarism

This article argues that recent U.S.–Israel military actions against Iran...

Digital Campaigning and Electoral Influence: A Case Study of Political Marketing Movements in Pakistan’s 2024 General Elections Politics and Society Middle East
  • Apr 2026, 27
  • Muhammad Younus
Digital Campaigning and Electoral Influence: A Case Study of Political Marketing Movements in Pakistan’s 2024 General Elections

This article looks at how Pakistan's 2024 General Elections were...

Fractured Soul in Jerebuu: A Social Critique from the Nation’s Edge Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2026, 24
  • Fithri Dzakiyyah Hafizah
Fractured Soul in Jerebuu: A Social Critique from the Nation’s Edge

This article examines the tragic death of a child in...

Türkiye’s Africa Initiative: Can a ‘Third Way’ Really Work? International Relations Africa
  • Apr 2026, 20
  • Mehmet Furkan Keles
Türkiye’s Africa Initiative: Can a ‘Third Way’ Really Work?

This article examines Türkiye’s evolving "Third Way" in Africa, an...

The Strategic Autonomy of Invisible Indonesia International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2026, 17
  • Ararat Kostanian
The Strategic Autonomy of Invisible Indonesia

This article critically examines Indonesia’s evolving role from a quiet...

The Islamabad Moment: When Pakistan Became a Bridge in a Fragmented World Order International Relations South and Central Asia
  • Apr 2026, 13
  • Farwa Imtiaz
The Islamabad Moment: When Pakistan Became a Bridge in a Fragmented World Order

This article provides a firsthand account of how Pakistan emerged...

Where Is the Collective Solidarity? ASEAN on Hold at the Strait of Hormuz: Prabowo-Anwar’s Bilateral Geopolitics and the Erosion of Regional Unity International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2026, 10
  • Nani Septianie
Where Is the Collective Solidarity? ASEAN on Hold at the Strait of Hormuz: Prabowo-Anwar’s Bilateral Geopolitics and the Erosion of Regional Unity

This article examines how disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz...

Kotu /Manjai Ward: Kanifing Municipality during the Rainy Season Environment and Sustainability Africa
  • Apr 2026, 06
  • Ngange Jeng
Kotu /Manjai Ward: Kanifing Municipality during the Rainy Season

This article analyzes climate vulnerability across Economic Community of West...

The Price of Being in the Room: Indonesia and the Power Politics of Gaza’s Day After International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2026, 03
  • Aniello Iannone
The Price of Being in the Room: Indonesia and the Power Politics of Gaza’s Day After

This article examines Indonesia’s participation in the Board of Peace...

What CK Hutchison told us in Panama Case? International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Mar 2026, 30
  • Wallace Loo
What CK Hutchison told us in Panama Case?

This article examines what the attempted sale of CK Hutchison's...

Kundankulam Nuclear Power Reactor: A Testimony of Strong Indo-Russian Bond International Relations South and Central Asia
  • Mar 2026, 27
  • Lakshmi Karlekar
Kundankulam Nuclear Power Reactor: A Testimony of Strong Indo-Russian Bond

This article examines the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant as a...

Poverty Alleviation in Kebumen Regency, Central Java: Collaboration, Empowerment, and Infrastructure Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Mar 2026, 23
  • Kaamiliaa Dewi
Poverty Alleviation in Kebumen Regency, Central Java: Collaboration, Empowerment, and Infrastructure

This article examines poverty alleviation efforts in Kebumen Regency, Central...

Nepal in India’s Neighborhood and the Indo Pacific International Relations South and Central Asia
  • Mar 2026, 20
  • Angana Guha Roy
Nepal in India’s Neighborhood and the Indo Pacific

This article examines Nepal’s strategic position within the Indo-Pacific and...

From Bosnia to the Board of Peace: Moral Signaling and Islamic Legitimacy in Indonesian Foreign Policy International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Mar 2026, 16
  • Tufan Kutay Boran
From Bosnia to the Board of Peace: Moral Signaling and Islamic Legitimacy in Indonesian Foreign Policy

This article analyzes Indonesia's participation in the US-led Board of...

Free Meals, Missing Books: The Cost of Misaligned Policy in Indonesia Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Mar 2026, 13
  • Wahyu Wulandari
Free Meals, Missing Books: The Cost of Misaligned Policy in Indonesia

This article critically examines Indonesia’s Makan Bergizi Gratis (MBG) programme,...

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