The evolving nature of diplomacy and foreign service assignments presents challenges for diplomats’ spouses, who must balance their personal and professional lives with overseas postings. Existing policies in many ministries of foreign affairs tend to reflect a conventional single-career family model, leaving the personal and professional development needs of diplomats’ spouses insufficient…
Sweden and other Nordic countries represent potential markets for Indonesian specialty coffee exports due to their high coffee consumption and cultural similarities in coffee-drinking traditions, particularly the concept of fika in Sweden and ngopi in Indonesia. As a major producer of high-quality coffee, Indonesia offers a diverse range of specialty products, including Aceh Gayo, West Java Pun…
Financial literacy is a factor influencing employees’ financial wellbeing and has the potential to support improvements in human resource performance at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. Strengthening diplomatic infrastructure through human resource development requires attention to employee wellbeing, including the ability to manage personal finances. Drawing on d…
The BUMN Go Global program is a collaborative initiative between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises aimed at enhancing the global competitiveness of Indonesian state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and supporting the implementation of economic diplomacy. In addressing post-pandemic economic recovery and negative campaigns against Indonesian palm oil, the involv…
While outbound investment has been mentioned by the Minister for Foreign Affairs as one of Indonesia’s priorities in its economic diplomacy during the statement of Indonesia’s Foreign Policy Priorities for 2019-2024, it lacks of strategic and action plans. It is argued that MOFA RI could have done better through its diplomatic missions in promoting, facilitating, and protecting Indonesia’…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming diplomacy, international competition, and global governance, requiring Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to strengthen its institutional and technological capabilities. Conventional diplomatic processes increasingly face limitations in addressing complex geopolitical challenges and data-driven decision-making. This policy brief recommends tra…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia (KEMLU) has a strong potential, yet it is not developed strategically. This is due to security concerns on confidential data, the lack of technical experts, limited budget, and low level of willingness to innovate from the leadership. The author believes that AI will inevitably become a more integral part of Indonesia…
The Indonesian diaspora has increasingly been recognized as a strategic national asset with significant potential to contribute to Indonesia’s development. However, the outcomes of government engagement with the diaspora remain limited, raising concerns regarding the effectiveness of existing approaches, the adequacy of regulatory frameworks, and the extent to which nation-building has become…
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) defines sexual harassment as a sex-based behaviour that is unwelcome and offensive to the recipient. For sexual harassment to exist, the two previous conditions must be present. Sexual harassment can happen anywhere in the workplace or even away from the workplace but resulting from work. Both the victim and the workplace will bear the brunt of sexual…
The growing complexity of international negotiations requires Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA RI) to strengthen its institutional capacity through technical expertise, knowledge management, and inter-agency coordination. Although Indonesia possesses experienced diplomats and established training systems, these strengths need to be integrated into a unified negotiation capability…