China Faces a Long Road to De-dollarization
Beijing has become a vocal supporter of the de-dollarization of global trade, but these efforts are doomed to fail unless capital and financial controls are reformed to make the yuan a more practical replacement.
The KRI Nanggala Submarine Incident Is a Wakeup Call to Modernize Indonesia’s Navy
The tragedy underscores how the Indonesian Navy is struggling to cover the vast expanses of maritime territory it’s tasked with defending.
No Time Like the Present: Indonesia’s Renewable Energy Transition
Indonesia’s natural endowments give it an edge in transitioning to renewable energy, but time is of the essence for the government to deploy a comprehensive strategy.
Joe Biden Can Learn from Indonesia’s Infrastructure Experience
Infrastructure policy must address domestic productive capacity lest it seed future economic crises.
Revisiting Washington’s Cold War Victory in Indonesia
Indonesia was “won” by the US bloc during the Cold War, albeit at terrible human cost. Will history repeat itself?
Indonesia’s Omnibus Bill in Geopolitical Perspective
Joko Widodo’s Omnibus Bill won’t fix what ails the Indonesian economy.
