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Turkey-Indonesia’s KAAN Agreement: ‘Trickle-Down’ Strategic Autonomy Pursuit International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 01
  • Tufan Kutay Boran
Turkey-Indonesia’s KAAN Agreement: ‘Trickle-Down’ Strategic Autonomy Pursuit

This article explores the strategic implications of the Indonesia–Turkey defence...

Unlocking the Potential of Indonesia-Hungary Economic and Social Cooperation: Pathways to Emerging Power Partnership International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2025, 25
  • Affabile Rifawan
Unlocking the Potential of Indonesia-Hungary Economic and Social Cooperation: Pathways to Emerging Power Partnership

This article reveals how Hungary, a country that is frequently...

Thailand, Hun Sen, and the Death of ASEAN Norms International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2025, 21
  • Lutfia Harizuandini
Thailand, Hun Sen, and the Death of ASEAN Norms

This article examines how a leaked phone conversation between the...

“Jangan Ganggu Bapak Aing” (Don’t Disturb Our Father): How Digital fandom Fuels Anti-Critique in West Java's Populist Politics Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2025, 16
  • Moch Dimas Maulana
“Jangan Ganggu Bapak Aing” (Don’t Disturb Our Father): How Digital fandom Fuels Anti-Critique in West Java's Populist Politics

This article explores how digital fandom surrounding West Java Governor...

Thailand, Cambodia, and the Limits of ASEAN Conflict Management International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2025, 14
  • Aniello Iannone
Thailand, Cambodia, and the Limits of ASEAN Conflict Management

This article examines the 2025 border crisis between Thailand and...

Climate Crossroads from Jakarta to Seoul: Navigating Global South, Human Security, and Pop Culture in a Warming World Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2025, 11
  • Darynaufal Mulyaman
Climate Crossroads from Jakarta to Seoul: Navigating Global South, Human Security, and Pop Culture in a Warming World

This article explores how climate change is reshaping global security,...

Bridging the Divide: How Indonesia Can Turn Economic Growth into Inclusive Prosperity Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2025, 09
  • Joko Susilo
Bridging the Divide: How Indonesia Can Turn Economic Growth into Inclusive Prosperity

This article explores how Indonesia can transform its steady economic...

The Slowly Drowning City: Rethinking Climate Governance from Below Thinkers East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2025, 07
  • Kerkulah P Nyeleker
The Slowly Drowning City: Rethinking Climate Governance from Below

This article examines how communities in Pekalongan, Indonesia, are responding...

Sacred Islands at Risk: The Faithful Fight Against Extractive Greed Environment and Sustainability East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jun 2025, 20
  • Hening Parlan
Sacred Islands at Risk: The Faithful Fight Against Extractive Greed

This article confronts the human and ecological cost of Indonesia’s...

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...

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