After Indonesia, Nepal — is the Philippines next to erupt?
Mass protest planned for Manila and nationwide has same incendiary mix of ingredients that just set Indonesia and Nepal aflame. Read More Here
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As China, India ramp up naval rivalry, is the Indian Ocean at a maritime crossroads?
China’s ports and ship deployments in India’s backyard raise concerns of control and influence in Indian Ocean as next possible flashpoint. Read More Here
Indonesia’s fragile democracy faces badly flawed election
Voter intimidation, restrictions on critics and dissent, and law changes that favor ‘nepo babies’ all point to tainted February 14 polls. Read More Here Wealthy Indonesians Set to Win No Matter Who Becomes President Five reasons why Indonesia’s election matters
What Do US Indo-Pacific Allies Think of the Biden-Xi Summit?
Views from Australia, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, and Taiwan. Read More Here
Australia, Indonesia Soft-Pedal Their China Problems
Newly-installed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has wasted little time in visiting Indonesia, his arrival coinciding with two incidents in the South China Sea that ensured China’s growing geopolitical ambitions remain high on the agendas of both countries. Read More Here
Suga Gives Southeast Asia Credible Options Besides China
By choosing Vietnam and Indonesia as first destinations abroad, Suga has underscored Japan’s commitment to Southeast Asia, as well as providing a counterbalance to China. Expanding Japan’s defense and strategic ties with both Vietnam and Indonesia, Suga emphasized the centrality of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to regional security, and reinforced Japan’s “free and […]
The Retreat Of The Data Localization Brigade: India, Indonesia And Vietnam
It is clear that U.S.-based technology companies will continue to shape the geo-economic trajectory of data governance, and thus play a key role in the trade, investment and diplomatic landscape in Asia. So long as the Big Tech lobby works closely in consultation with the governments of emerging economies to respect sovereign autonomy and promote […]
Comfortably Reelected, Indonesia’s Jokowi Opens The Door To China’s Belt And Road
The ballots hadn’t even been counted yet when the deals were announced. On April 26, just two days after Election Day, Indonesia signed 23 memorandums of understanding with China, worth $14.2 billion in all, for several major infrastructure projects. They came after months of silence about Chinese investment in Indonesia—by design, as President Joko Widodo […]
Jokowi’s Global Maritime Fulcrum: 5 More Years?
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is set to assume office for another half-decade, giving a sigh of relief to patrons counting on the continuity of his policies…His second term brings immediate questions over whether he will employ the same strategic frameworks in driving the country’s development, and whether the concept of the Global Maritime Fulcrum […]
Indonesia’s Democracy Is Becoming More Conservative
The world’s fourth most populous country is a pluralist, multiparty democracy that officially extends civic and religious freedoms to everyone living across a staggeringly diverse archipelago. But by the time anyone even showed up at the polls, both the structure of this young political system and Jokowi’s turns toward the religious right meant that many […]
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