This article discusses the potentials of India’s G20 presidency in 2023 and how India could learn from Indonesia to navigate its own agenda and arrange its priorities.
Diplomacy
This article is a stocktake of the developments of Indonesia’s relationship with China in 2022, focusing on security, economic and soft power considerations.
This article is a stocktake of the developments in the Indonesia-Middle East relations throughout the year 2022.
The three recently formalized agreements between Indonesia and Singapore – namely the Extradition Treaty (ET), the Flight Information Region (FIR) and the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) – would leave Indonesia on the shorter end of the stick.
Should Indonesia accept China’s invitation to join BRICS? Recent data shows that such membership might not be necessary to assist Indonesia in facing economic shocks.
All relevant powers have adopted the term “Indo-Pacific” in their foreign policy strategy except for China, which continues to view it with suspicion. It would be more beneficial and productive for China and everyone else if the Middle Kingdom were to adopt the concept as well.
Indonesia’s relatively successful vaccine diplomacy can be attributed to its effective use of soft power through leveraging on its international engagement capabilities.