Tag: Indonesia

Indonesia is more important than ever: Australia must nurture the relationship (Greta Nabbs-Keller – The Strategist)

For more than decade, there have been signs that Australia is losing diplomatic access and influence in Indonesia. This is cause for concern, given...

No Russia in Papua: Indonesia’s quiet diplomacy speaks loudly (Hangga Fathana – The Strategist)

Indonesia’s low-key rejection of reported Russian interest in military basing in Papua says more than it appears to. While Jakarta’s response was measured, it...

Geostrategic magazine (30 April 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye Today’s about: ASEAN-US; Cambodia-China; Canada; China; Europe-Central...

Geostrategic magazine (23 April 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye Today’s about: Arms Control; Azerbaijan-Georgia; Central Asia;...

Facts gone missing in Australia’s debate about Indonesia-Russia basing deal (Susannah Patton, The Interpreter)

Since disturbing reports about a Russian bid to base aircraft in Indonesia broke last week, both sides of Australian politics have continued to exploit...

Open newsletter – february 22, 2022

AFGHANISTAN The Taliban is creating a “grand army” for Afghanistan that will include officers and troops who served the old regime, says the official tasked...

Open newsletter – february 21, 2022

from: Al Jazeera, Asia Times, Corriere della Sera, East Asia Forum, Euractiv, Global Times, Reuters, RFE RL, RUSI, TASS, The Interpreter, The Strategist  AFGHANISTAN The United...

Daily news – February 4, 2022

AFRICA Strategies for financing Africa’s health sector. Vera Songwe, Brookings:  Never before in the last half century has Africa’s health care landscape seen so many...

Could minilateralism work in the South China Sea? (Huynh Tam Sang, The Interpreter)

Tensions with China over the South China Sea have prompted Indonesia to invite maritime security officials from five ASEAN member states – Brunei, the Philippines, Malaysia,...

The digital transformation of agriculture in Indonesia (Lesly Goh, Brookings)

Food security is an important goal for Indonesia, and since the introduction of the Food Law of 2012, the country has made good progress in...

Jokowi begins the fight against lame duck status in Indonesia’s G20 year (East Asia Forum)

Ahead of the Rome G20 Summit in October 2021, the G20 looked like it was in danger of losing the plot. What a relief, then, to...

Indonesia’s year of living hopefully (Haryo Aswicahyono, CSIS Jakarta and Hal Hill, ANU – East Asia Forum)

It takes a serious crisis to reveal a country’s fundamental strengths and vulnerabilities. As in all countries, the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 and 2021...

Discrimination holds back religious minority children (Andreas Harsono, Human Rights Watch)

In December 2021, I had the chance to talk with a bright 14-year-old girl named Maria Tunbonat, a fifth-grader in a state school in Tarakan,...

Uncertainty continues to plague Indonesia’s economy (Siwage Dharma Negara, East Asia Forum)

2021 has been another challenging year for Indonesia as it struggles to balance the economy and public health amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While the...

Indonesia bans coal exports in January on domestic power worries (Bernadette Christina, Reuters)

Indonesia has banned coal exports in January due to concerns that low supplies at domestic power plants could lead to widespread blackouts, a senior...

Rohingya refugees brought ashore after dramatic Indonesia rescue (Aisyah Llewellyn, Al Jazeera)

A standoff involving a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and the Indonesian navy has ended with a dramatic rescue that took 18 hours to complete...