This paper examines the role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in supporting greater use of the Local Currency Settlement Framework (LCSF), an international monetary cooperation initiated by Indonesia with Malaysia and Thailand in 2017 to reduce dependence on the U.S. Dollar (USD). Data from Bank Indonesia shows that 90% of Indonesia's international trade transactions still use USD, exp…
This paper examines the role of Indonesia's leadership strategy in operationalizing the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) to strengthen ASEAN Centrality and enhance ASEAN-European Union synergy in the Indo-Pacific region. ASEAN faces an implementation gap regarding the AOIP, while the European Union confronts credibility challenges in its Indo-Pacific engagement. Indonesia's experience w…
This study examines the challenges facing Timor-Leste’s path to full ASEAN membership, particularly developmental gaps in infrastructure, governance, and human resources. It identifies fragmented capacity-building efforts, limited coordination, and inconsistent monitoring as key challenges in implementing the membership roadmap. The study proposes integrating Timor-Leste into the ASEAN Initia…
This paper examines opportunities and challenges in optimizing promotion strategies for the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) to attract foreign investment and address the financing gap for smart city projects in Indonesia. Although ASCN has engaged four Indonesian cities (Jakarta, Banyuwangi, Makassar, and Sumedang) with 15 projects, major obstacles remain, including overreliance on public fun…
This paper examines strategies to enhance foreign media presence in order to strengthen Indonesia's position as a regional media hub in Southeast Asia. It identifies structural barriers including fragmented licensing procedures, inconsistent regulatory frameworks, and press freedom challenges that diminish Indonesia's appeal as a base for international journalists. Through analysis of three key…
The study analyses the reasons for Indonesia's membership in the regional organization, and che extent to which ASEAN has fulfilled Indonesia's expectations. It looks into the main areas of ASEAN cooperation that gain the most support from Indonesia as well as those that receive scant attention from Jakarta.
Publikasi ini membahas peran dan strategi Indonesia sebagai Ketua ASEAN pada tahun 2011. Analisis mencakup isu-isu kunci yang diangkat Indonesia selama keketuaannya, termasuk upaya untuk memperkuat integrasi ASEAN, mempromosikan peran sentral ASEAN di kawasan, dan menangani tantangan regional serta global (seperti konflik Laut Cina Selatan atau isu HAM). Dokumen ini menguraikan kontribusi dan v…
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) merupakan sebuah organisasi regional yang terdiri dari sepuluh negara anggota di Asia Tenggara. Tahun 2005 adalah tahun yang signifikan dalam sejarah ASEAN, di mana organisasi ini menghadapi berbagai tantangan dan peluang dalam upaya mewujudkan tujuannya untuk mencapai perdamaian, stabilitas, dan kerjasama di kawasan. Pada tahun 2005, ASEAN terus b…
SEAN Vision 2020 is an initiative started by ASEAN member countries in 1997, with the aim of drawing a shared vision for the future of the Southeast Asia region until 2020. This vision achieves the achievement of economic prosperity, political stability and stronger regional integration in between ASEAN members. However, on the way to 2020, this vision is faced with a number of challenges and p…