This paper examines how Indonesia can sustain its investment in Myanmar. In her 2019 speech on Indonesia’s foreign policy priorities, the Minister for Foreign Affairs emphasized that Indonesian companies, including state-owned enterprises, should develop outbound investment strategies in synergy with the national interest and that Indonesian investment abroad must be protected. Indonesia–My…
Public support plays an important role in foreign diplomacy by strengthening national image and promoting Indonesia’s achievements internationally. Through linguistic, cultural, and global competencies, Indonesian citizens can act as citizen diplomats and foster positive perceptions of Indonesia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can support this role by managing public internship programs that…
This paper explores options for empowering Indonesian diplomats through economic analysis training as a strategy to strengthen Indonesia’s diplomatic infrastructure. Economic diplomacy is one of Indonesia’s “4+1 Priorities” in foreign policy and requires support from all stakeholders, particularly diplomats as the main drivers of Indonesia’s economic diplomacy abroad. The complexity o…
In 2014 the newly-elected president Joko Widodo stated his goals and programs in “Nawacita”. Of the Nawacita’s nine programs, two of them are in economic domain, namely : to enhance people’s productivity and competitiveness in global market; and economic self-sufficiency. In this light, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia (Kemlu) promptly responded with establishing Economic Di…
The importance of a marriage record is not only as a statement that the marriage is legal in the eyes of the state, but its legality status will also affect the status of children, spouse, and assets, during the marriage. Yet, many Indonesian migrant workers are unaware that the recording of the marriage has a profound effect on other aspects of family law, such as marital status, child status,…
The number of Indonesian migrant workers are increasing significantly every year. In protecting these migrant workers, Indonesian Representatives cannot work alone. It has to involve and engage many actors, including Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). The Indonesian Representatives dealing with the issue of protection of migrant workers have been engaging the CSOs in handling several issues or…
Social shifting in the 21st century and the emergence of Generation Z brought changes in the attitude of diplomats and their spouses, who desire recognition of personal achievement and freedom of self-actualization. Meanwhile, economic challenges make the spouses feel more insecure about leaving their jobs and careers to accompany their diplomatic partners abroad. The absence of the diplom…
Based on the current regulations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia is building an ASN talent management or talent pool, with its' main objective is to have a collective data management in order to establish a national civil servant's information system. The talent pool must be use to bolster the implementation of merit system, career path, succession plan, and compet…
Protection of Indonesian citizen abroad is one of the main main issues in Indonesia's Foreign Policy under President of the Republic of Indonesia, H.E Joko Widodo. The policy also underlined by the direction made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E Retno Marsudi that the government presence must be felt by Indonesian citizen abroad. It is also a priority to give protection to Indonesian cit…
Covid-19 pandemic has brought substantial impact in almost every aspect in our life, including the way we work. The need to maintain physical/social distance has forced many people to work from home (WFH). WFH has become a new norm that must be followed by workers and organizations in various sectors in Indonesia. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (Kementerian Luar Negeri…