I. n his annual policy address on Jan. 14, Foreign Minister Sugiono offered a striking metaphor for our geopolitical reality. He described the 2026 landscape not merely as multipolar but as a “multiplex" world order ... .
T. he recent move by a number of countries, including Indonesia, to limit access to Grok, an AI-driven feature on the X platform, should not be viewed merely as a matter of censorship. It signals a deeper issue ... The Grok scandal is a case in point ... .
T. he quality of Indonesia’s lawmaking is under growing scrutiny. The skyrocketing number of judicial review petitions should serve as a wake-up call to reform the legislative process ... This trend has intensified ... The surge shows no sign of slowing.
T. he public backlash against the proposal to revise the RegionalHeadElections (Pilkada) Law has resurfaced ... The arguments are familiar. cost efficiency, stability in local government and reducing the risk of grassroots electoral conflict ... .
W. hen an Indonesian teenager was arrested in Jordan last year for allegedly supporting Islamic State (IS) online, the initial reaction was familiar. concern about terrorism, questions about security loopholes and anxiety over digital radicalization ... .
A. SEAN’s enduring strength has never been its ability to project power, but its capacity to manage diversity through restraint, process and dialogue ... But why does ASEAN’s security lie in nonalignment, not bloc membership? ... .
J. apan’s recent diplomatic outreach to the Philippines, with the South China Sea squarely at the center of discussions, is a timely reminder that the Code of Conduct (COC) is no longer a narrow ASEAN-China technical exercise ...Indonesia ... .
T. hese days, democracy doesn’t die in one fell swoop ...Democracy dies by a thousand cuts, and unless we make an effort to arrest its decline now, it may be too late for us to stop its demise ... .
F. oreign Minister Sugiono's annual press statement, delivered on Jan ... But how has progress been over the past year? ... minister and politician ... But one year should be enough for the minister and the bureaucrats to make the necessary readjustments.