The COVID-19 pandemic prompted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to implement Work From Home (WFH) as a new working arrangement. This study examines the impact of WFH on employee motivation through a survey of 211 MOFA employees in Indonesia. The results show that WFH improved motivation for 68.7% of respondents, primarily due to work flexibility and reduced commuting time. However, increa…
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted Indonesia’s tourism sector, resulting in a decline in international and domestic travel, foreign exchange earnings, and nearly one million tourism-related jobs lost. Although the Indonesian Government has implemented various recovery policies, challenges remain, including the ongoing pandemic, coordination issues, and inadequate tourism promotion. …
This study examines illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUUF) as a form of transnational organized crime (TOC) that threatens environmental sustainability, economic stability, and national security. Using literature reviews, case studies, and interviews, the study analyzes the limitations of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in addressing IUUF. It argues tha…
This paper examines the need for Indonesia to recalibrate its approach to UN peacekeeping by moving away from a numbers-based strategy. Over the past two decades, Indonesia's strategy to strengthen its status as a major UN peacekeeping contributor has focused on increasing the number of peacekeepers on the ground. This is evident in the 2012 'Vision 4,000 Peacekeepers' initiative. While this st…
This paper examines the need to design a Flexible Working Arrangement policy in Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) post-COVID-19 pandemic. During the unprecedented time of COVID-19, thousands of employees were forced to work from home using digital technology and platforms, and MoFA embraced the new normal by implementing Working from Home (WfH) arrangements using existing technolog…
This paper examines the need for Indonesia to refocus its engagement with Yemen, given that the relationship between the two countries has long been rooted in history, dating back centuries when merchants from the Hadhramaut region in modern-day Yemen arrived in present-day Indonesia. Formal diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Yemen began in 1992 with the opening of the Indonesian Embass…
This paper examines the role of Indonesian aid in strengthening Indonesia's sovereignty diplomacy, using the Papua issue within the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) as a case study. OACPS comprises 48 Sub-Saharan African, 16 Caribbean, and 15 Pacific member states, raising concern as it includes many frontline countries on the Papua issue with a history of engagemen…
This paper examines the need to reconsider the role of digital platforms in accelerating Indonesia's tourism recovery following the pandemic. The pandemic has led to a surge in the use of digital platforms worldwide, with social media usage growing rapidly since the outbreak of the virus. With the arrival of the vaccine, the Indonesian government is now looking to bounce back economically, with…
Despite being the world’s largest Muslim population and the economy with the highest gross domestic product (GDP) among Muslim-majority countries, Indonesia is currently the biggest global halal food market, but nowhere among the major global halal food producers and exporters. The Indonesia Islamic Economic Masterplan (MEKSI) 2019-2024 has outlined a set of strategies to achieve the visi…
This paper examines the need to improve MoFA's individual performance management system for a more effective organization with higher performance. By utilizing Sasaran Kinerja Pegawai (SKP) as a leadership tool, the paradigm of individual performance management will shift from mere administrative compliance to career-beneficial, benefiting both individuals and the organization. Individuals will…