Indonesia’s expanding international engagement at the regional level requires stronger Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) representation outside Jakarta. The growing involvement of local governments in migrant worker protection, investment, tourism, and international cooperation has created a need for closer coordination between national and regional stakeholders. Establishing MoFA regional r…
This paper examines protection gaps faced by Indonesian Specified Skilled Workers (SSW) in Japan under the individual sending scheme, despite the bilateral cooperation established in 2019 and a significant increase to 69,537 workers as of June 2025. Analysis using systems thinking and design thinking identifies key weaknesses: lack of worker awareness regarding mortality and health insurance, l…
Protecting Indonesian migrant workers in South Korea remains challenging despite the Government-to-Government Employment Permit System (EPS), as restrictions on employer changes and limited access to information can contribute to irregular status and vulnerability. Strengthening pre-departure education, worker monitoring, legal counselling, and access to lawful job transfers can improve workers…
Protocol privileges, courtesies, and reciprocity play an important role in supporting the outcomes of high-level state visits. However, the absence of a consolidated record of previous practices limits institutional memory and effective protocol preparation. Establishing a protocol courtesy database can systematically document privileges, courtesies, and reciprocal arrangements to support proto…
This paper proposes strengthening Indonesia's engagement with West Africa through a dual-track approach linking trade facilitation and development cooperation, with Ghana as the operational anchor. Africa is a priority in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Strategic Plan 2025–2029, and bilateral trade with Ghana has grown from USD 257 million to USD 382 million between 2021 and 2025 (approximat…
This paper examines strengthening Indonesia's campaign governance for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council 2029–2030, aligned with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Strategic Plan 2025–2029 and Asta Cita. Indonesia, having submitted its candidature in 2024, will compete against Iran in the June 2028 election at the 82nd UN General Assembly. While the 2018 campaign secured 144 vote…
In 2023, Cambodia experienced a surge in its youth population, with around 53 percent of its 17 million inhabitants under the age of 30 and its productive age group projected to reach 68.9 percent of the total population by 2045, accompanied by rising fixed asset investments and hundreds of newly sanctioned projects generating job opportunities. Despite this growth, Cambodia's labor force conti…
Indonesia's position within the Global South presents a strategic opportunity to strengthen its diplomatic engagement and soft power through South South Cooperation, particularly through the use of grants. This paper analyzes the evolution of how Indonesia conducts South South Cooperation, along with the challenges and opportunities in leveraging grants to advance its foreign policy interests, …
This paper proposes a policy framework for institutionalizing human capability for AI-augmented diplomacy within Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Although digital infrastructure such as Big Data Diplomacy and Kemlu AI has been developed, the primary constraint is no longer technological availability but personnel's ability to build, maintain, and effectively utilize these systems. Drawi…
In line with the growing trend of data utilization in organizations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has, since 2021, been developing an investment and economic data recording and monitoring dashboard known as Dashboard Investolink, intended as a supporting tool for economic diplomacy and the implementation of Permenlu Number 10 of 2022 concerning the Protection, Facilitation, and Recording of …