The COVID-19 pandemic brought an economic crisis, impacted the tourism industry, and presented various challenges in terms of recovery faced by multiple countries worldwide. Various efforts need to be immediately carried out by various countries to recover their country tourism, where almost all countries in the world are very dependent on tourism to support their country's economy. The Gove…
The success of Indonesia’s Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2023 will be defined to some extent by the performance of ASEAN in bringing together its 10 members, including Myanmar, in all the group’s numerous meetings and other activities with external partners. This Final Paper intends to propose policy recommendations to the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in addressing the Myanmar issue th…
This paper attempts to demonstrate that Indo-AID has and is still undergoing various reform to its management system in order to better accommodate the changing landscape over the provision of development aid. The Pacific Islands region has been selected as a case study due to it being highly connected with Indo-AID, relative to other regions that are also targeted by the Indonesian government.…
In the era of constantly changing and dynamic global development and increasing demand for clean government and good governance, it is an inevitable obligation of all Indonesian government institutions, including Kemenlu to provide excellent public services, creating a professional and high integrity government bureaucracy. As we all know, most Indonesian missions abroad have a compact organ…
Strengthening economic diplomacy is one of the priorities of Indonesian Foreign Policy of 2019-2024. In this regard, Indonesia will focus on strengthening its traditional markets and entering new markets in Africa, Latin America, Central Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and the Pacific for goods and services, investment and infrastructure development. One of the often overlooked but most …
The Indonesian Government and various stakeholders have formulated the Indonesia Spice Up the World (ISUTW) Program as one of our national strategic programs of the government with the aim of increasing economic value in the fields of tourism, trade, and investment through the gastronomic industry. Considering the abundance of culinary choices and spices in Indonesia, a concerted and comprehens…
This paper will analyse the importance of confidence building and prioritize the culture of dialogue to prevent hostile relations to escalate into military conflict in the Indo-Pacific Region. Lesson learned from Europe which neglected confident building measures and preventive diplomacy has escalated into military conflict. The situation in Korean Peninsula has been and always be a challenge i…
While Indonesia is not a claimant state in the South China Sea, China’s actions have increasingly encroached into Indonesia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. This has necessitated a new stance with regard to China. Related to this, there appears to be growing realization that Indonesia cannot be reactive and defensive when it comes to repeated Chinese incursions into its territory, a…
The rapid development of information technology, namely since the start of the 21st century, has altered numerous aspects of everyday lives. Information technology has brought about fundamental changes throughout society, driving it forward from the industrial age to the networked era. In our world today, global information networks are vital infrastructure. With the digitization of information…