This paper proposes strategies for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemenlu) to support Indonesian SME product exports to non-traditional market countries, particularly in Africa, Latin America, and South Asia. Indonesian SMEs contribute 61% to GDP and comprise 99% of total businesses, yet face challenges in market access, limited technology, and product competitiveness. Using FMEA and SWOT ana…
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 7 on affordable and clean energy, is a key priority for ASEAN’s sustainable development agenda and its commitments under the Paris Agreement. This paper examines how Indonesia can accelerate SDG 7 implementation across the region through the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP). Drawing on SWOT analysis, scenario planni…
This paper proposes the development of comprehensive guidelines for Indonesian diplomatic missions overseas, with the aim of strengthening economic diplomacy in the renewable energy sector. Based on focus group discussions (FGDs) in the Directorate of Europe II, 77% of Indonesian ambassadors in Europe identified a lack of information and expertise as a major barrier to attracting clean energy i…
This paper proposes modernising the mechanisms used to assess security risks for Indonesian missions abroad, making them more proactive and adaptive to evolving global threats. Such threats include terrorism, cyber incursions, geopolitical instability and natural disasters. The existing frameworks, Ministerial Regulations No. 8 of 2019 and No. 5 of 2020, are limited by their reliance on subject…
This paper examines the relocation of foreign missions from Jakarta to IKN with an approach of “assertive in principle yet amenable in approach.” Based on Law No. 3 of 2022 and the IKN Master Plan, foreign missions and international organizations in Jakarta are directed to relocate to the IKN diplomatic compound in stages. However, under the VCDR 1961, the presence of missions in a capital …
This paper examines the need to strengthen the Advisory Board of Positions and Ranks (BAPERJAKAT) as the Leaders Forum to institutionalise merit-based human resource management and Talent Management within Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Despite existing legal frameworks and structured talent pools, implementation remains constrained by limited institutional authority, inadequate dip…
This policy paper examines Indonesia’s declining role in advancing the Bandung Spirit and South–South cooperation amid a shift toward transactional and economically driven diplomacy. Using scenario planning and SWOT analysis, it explores strategies to reconcile Indonesia’s national interests with the principles of anti-colonialism, equality, solidarity, and equitable multilateralism. The …
This policy paper examines Indonesia’s challenges in protecting foreign diplomatic missions amid evolving threats, including cyber espionage, AI-driven disinformation, terrorism, mass protests, and natural disasters. Despite its international obligations under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Indonesia lacks a permanent operational mechanism to coordinate key security insti…
This policy paper examines how the Indonesia–Denmark Strategic Sector Cooperation (SSC) can strengthen Indonesia’s national food security amid regional disparities in food access and growing population demands. While the partnership provides opportunities to leverage Denmark’s expertise in sustainable agriculture, its current focus on organic dairy production limits its broader impact. Th…
This paper proposes optimising Kemlu’s human resources infrastructure by digitising and automating administrative processes within the Staffing and Transfer (ST) Division. Following the major server attack in 2022, the system used to produce transfer and assignment documents has not fully recovered, forcing the ST Division to rely on semi-automated processes involving shared documents and mai…