The purpose of the paper is to assess Indonesia's role during its non-permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), focusing on term 2019-2020, and to determine whether its contributions were concrete or merely symbolic. The analysis evaluates Indonesia’s foreign policy strategy, the challenges it faced, and its achievements, while offering recommendat…
This paper explores the defense cooperation between Indonesia and African countries, analyzing strategic policy options under Indonesia’s evolving foreign policy framework, particularly in light of the transition from President Joko Widodo to President-elect Prabowo Subianto. The paper emphasizes the importance of defense cooperation in enhancing Indonesia’s geopolitical influenc…
Timor-Leste’s journey towards full ASEAN membership has been marked by significant milestones and challenges. Indonesia, as a pivotal regional player, has taken a leading role in guiding and facilitating Timor-Leste’s path to becoming ASEAN’s 11th member. Rooted in a spirit of reconciliation that has defined relations between Indonesia and Timor-Leste since the latter's independ…
The integration of Artificial Intelligence in the military domain has been massive and at a rapid pace. States have been lured to invest in the development of AI, not only in civilian sector but also in the military considering the leverage offered by integration of AI in their military power. This integration has taken the forms of autonomous weapon systems and non-weapon military systems. Th…
The strategic utilization of State-Owned Assets (Barang Milik Negara /BMN)at Indonesia’s missions abroad offers a valuable opportunity for the Country to enhance its diplomatic infrastructure, generate non-tax state revenue (PNBP), address specific long-standing issues such as “idle-BMN” and cafeteria operations, and strengthen its diplomatic posture. Therefore, the pivotal questi…
The paper outlines the ideal policy framework for Indonesia’s International Development Cooperation (IDC), considering the scattered and absent IDC policy. It analyzes whether an integrated IDC policy framework is ideal for Indonesia Emas 2045 and whether foreign policy will still be an IDC vehicle toward attaining the vision of Indonesia Emas 2045. It is argued that an integrated IDC p…