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…
This policy paper examines Indonesia’s management of diplomatic and service stay permits as instruments for advancing national interests and strengthening diplomatic reciprocity. It explores how these permits can serve as negotiation tools while fulfilling Indonesia’s obligations under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The paper also assesses the benefits of digital transf…
This policy paper examines the strategic integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into Indonesia’s economic diplomacy to strengthen trade and investment analysis, market intelligence, and diplomatic negotiations. Although AI is increasingly used by Indonesian diplomats, the absence of formal guidelines, adequate training, and secure digital infrastructure presents challenges related to dat…
This paper proposes strategies to develop Indonesia's relations with the Pacific Alliance (PA). This alliance consists of Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. The aim is to strengthen Indonesia's global influence. This is in line with the 2025–2029 National Medium-Term Development Plan. Although Indonesia has been a PA observer since 2015 and has gradually increased its engagement, it faces sev…
This policy paper examines Indonesia’s approach to the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (TSP) as a mechanism for international cooperation in criminal justice, focusing on its legal framework, implementation challenges, and humanitarian implications. It highlights bilateral agreements, prison overcrowding, and the Mary Jane Veloso case as key considerations in shaping Indonesia’s TSP policy. T…
This policy paper examines Indonesia’s challenges in protecting citizens and migrant workers abroad, particularly those migrating through non-procedural channels that increase their vulnerability to exploitation, unsafe working conditions, and legal difficulties. It identifies economic pressures, limited public awareness, systemic inefficiencies, and moral hazard as key drivers of irregular m…