Foreign ministers define challenge for Indonesia in hosting G-20 Summit
The challenge for Indonesia now is to prevent the G-20 Summit from turning into a disaster.
Endy Bayuni
Is NATO setting a dangerous course foraying into Indo-Pacific? It depends
While for Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, the name of the game is alliance formation, for most of the rest of Asia, it is still called hedging — at least for now.
Time for Indonesia to act to cool rising Indo-Pacific temperatures
The odds may be heavily stacked against Jokowi, but he should give it a go nevertheless, not only for Indonesia’s sake but for the sake of regional and global peace.
ASEAN-US: On the same page, but not in the same boat on Indo-Pacific
The writer says the best way to move forward is for the US to continue to build trust with ASEAN and realize its commitments to upholding peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.
After Philippines, Indonesia too is ripe for return to authoritarianism
The writer says after 24 years of experimenting, Indonesia’s democracy is still largely a work in progress.
ASEAN-US summit: Yes to economic cooperation, no to security alliance
It is up to President Jokowi to convince President Biden to align the Indo-Pacific economic framework with the ASEAN Outlook.
Reclaiming the role of the press as the fourth pillar of democracy
It was not long ago, before the internet era, that the press could claim its place as the fourth pillar of democracy.