Designing a carbon tax road map for Indonesia’s green transition
With its implementation plan already postponed twice this year, Indonesia may miss opportunities that are highly time-sensitive if it delays its carbon tax launch further.
OPINION
Can the media be equal for all genders?
Gender representation in the media needs long-term strategy and advocacy, because the task is to change the mindset of the newsroom and the owners first.
EU has no choice but to accept a more powerful ASEAN
The writer says it is a good time for the two blocs to speak up to each other so as to build a two-way dialogue.
President Xi’s trip to the Middle East is of great strategic significance
According to the writer, the new political environment is very congenial for China to strengthen its economic and other relations with Arab countries.
High recidivism rate threatens counterterrorism strategy
Indonesia faces a higher rate of recidivism among its jihadists as the internal and external problems in the country are more complex.
South Korea’s resiliency in 2022 begins to fray
2022 marks another year of the country weathering another storm, but the deadly Halloween crush and the recent labor unrest have shaken their self-confidence.
Politics as business
“The most proximate explanation as to why this repulsive political culture flourished is that [Philippines] has nurtured politicians who view politics as business”, the author…
Islamabad’s strategic depth in Afghanistan is slipping away
Consequent to the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, Americans made Pakistan the base for Mujahideen operations against the occupiers.
Air pollution concerns rise in Sri Lanka
Pollution clouds, referred to as transboundary air pollution, generated in India can travel thousands kilometres to Sri Lanka during monsoon.
How team Morocco has taught us the importance of family
The happy parents of Moroccan players have bragged about their kids to the media, saying how they view all of the boys on the team as their own.