As one of the Palestine’s closest partners, Indonesia must maintain its active roles in promoting peace and independence for the Palestinian. It is clear however, many efforts taken by the Indonesian government, such as funding assistance to UNRWA, and technical or infrastructure assistance, have yet contributed much stride in resolving the conflict. To further strengthen Soft Diplomacy in it…
It has long been recognized that local workers play a vital role in the diplomatic and consular operations of Indonesia's embassies and consulates. In order to match the increased expectations for the results of Indonesian diplomacy, all work components at Indonesian Missions, including local staff, are expected to work and perform at a high level. Numerous attempts have been made, including…
Indonesia has become the most popular investment destination in the Southeast Asian region, due to the rise of innovation within Indonesia’s startup ecosystem. Jakarta, the Silicon Valley of Indonesia, is the main reason why Indonesia’s innovation has gained traction in recent years. Unfortunately, amidst the tremendous opportunity in the development of the digital economy, Indonesia still …
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been developing digital transformation for more than 8 years now; however, the concept itself has been debatable amongst the users whether the transformation is actually beneficial or creating more difficulties to the users. To understand the underlying problems in this digital transformation process, this paper analyses the existing framework in MoFA that in…
This paper intends to learn further about the effort of Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Hong Kong (CGRI) to limit Indonesian Domestic Helpers (IDHs) from being radicalized in Hong Kong. Data collection method used to obtain the information about the radicalization through interviews and literatures review. Based on the results of research conducted at CGRI, there were no any e…
On 17 July 2020, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemlu) and the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (Kementerian BUMN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen economic diplomacy cooperation by supporting Indonesian State-Owned Enterprise’s (SOEs) ambition to expand its Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) overseas through the “BUMN Go Global” program. SOEs are one of…
After the toppling of Indonesia's long-reign authoritarian ruler Suharto in 1998, Indonesia has transformed to become the world's third-largest democratic country. Indonesia is quick to embrace its new predicate as it seeks to become a promoter of democracy. Of several initiatives Indonesia conduct, the organizing of the Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) and BDF Chapter Tunis should be maximally capi…
Russian hostilities in Ukraine are preventing grain from leaving the “breadbasket of the world” and making food more expensive across the globe, triggering food crisis, inflation, hunger and political instability in developing countries. This global wheat shortage is also affecting Indonesia. Indonesia’s complete dependency on imported wheat has triggered a vulnerability for its food secu…
Referring to Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961, the functions of a diplomatic mission consist, inter alia, of representing, protecting, negotiating, reporting, and reporting. Then, some countries including Indonesia add one more function of a diplomatic mission which is managing, particularly managing the internal affairs of the mission. The Foreign Services Officers or Diploma…
Digital transformation is two sides of the same coin. As the world is experiencing a rapid pace of adoption of new technologies and their increasing role in efforts to achieve sustainable development, there is also a growing concern about how the digital divides among countries may further deepen the existing global economic gaps between the haves and the have-nots. While it is widely recognize…