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Indonesia-France Relations in the Field of Defense: Rational Choice Amid Global Pressure International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2026, 21
  • Abdullah Akbar Rafsanjani
Indonesia-France Relations in the Field of Defense: Rational Choice Amid Global Pressure

This article analyzes Indonesia's ambitious military modernization through its strategic...

Databases are Power: Geopolitics of AI Health and the Fate of the Global South International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2026, 17
  • Bobyano Dolyamano Blessing Purba
Databases are Power: Geopolitics of AI Health and the Fate of the Global South

DeepRare is being hailed as a major breakthrough in the...

Prabowo’s Empty Chair in Kazan and the Rising Cost of Non-Alignment International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2026, 14
  • Aniello Iannone
Prabowo’s Empty Chair in Kazan and the Rising Cost of Non-Alignment

This article analyzes President Prabowo’s decision to skip the June...

ASEAN Sibling Rivalry: A Grassroots Challenge to ASEANization International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2026, 10
  • Abdullah Akbar Rafsanjani
ASEAN Sibling Rivalry: A Grassroots Challenge to ASEANization

This article analyzes the phenomenon of "sibling rivalry" at the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Stateless of Tomorrow: Why the World Must Recognise Climate Refugees International Relations South and Central Asia
  • Feb 2026, 13
  • Arisha Parvez
The Stateless of Tomorrow: Why the World Must Recognise Climate Refugees

This article highlights the urgent need for international legal recognition...

Under Sea Cables: Veiled Threats in Hybrid Warfare International Relations South and Central Asia
  • Feb 2026, 09
  • Angana Guha Roy
Under Sea Cables: Veiled Threats in Hybrid Warfare

This article examines undersea cables as a critical yet vulnerable...

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