The World Is Unsafe Without Greenland: A New Geopolitical Alarm for Indonesia The beginning of 2026 has lifted the curtain on a new chapter of tension in the Middle East. Iran has been shaken by waves of protest that initially stemmed from an economic crisis but gradually evolved into nationwide political turbulence. On the streets
Pancasila as a Compass for Disaster Management Toward a Greater Indonesia Recently, Indonesia has experienced floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. In Aceh, the death toll reached 391, and 31 people were reported missing. North Sumatra recorded 1.6 million affected residents, with 339 deaths and 107 missing. Meanwhile, in West Sumatra,
Strengthening Jakarta–Moscow Axis Amid the New Direction of Global Geopolitics The meeting between the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, and the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, at the Kremlin Palace in Russia on 10 December 2025 was not merely a ceremonial encounter between two countries long acquainted with one another.
Asta Cita: Enhancing Economic Growth and Equity As Indonesia approaches the year 2026, the nation stands at a compelling historical juncture—a moment in which development idealism, macroeconomic stability, and long-term vision begin to converge in harmonious alignment. It is within this context that Asta Cita emerges not merely as a list of governmental priorities, but
Geopolitics and Geostrategy of Regional Leaders in Controlling Regional Inflation Within Indonesia’s landscape—woven like an archipelago across the equatorial belt—regional inflation is never merely an economic symptom to be handled through numerical calculations and statistical indicators. It resembles tidal currents that move through space, power, collective psychology, and intertwined social structures, driven by a far
Indonesia’s Pancasila-Based Geopolitical Interpretation of the China–Japan Crisis The rising tensions between China and Japan in recent days are not merely a diplomatic ripple triggered by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s statement in October 2025. They are also the long echo of two nations with a history of hurting one another—of defining each other through conflict.
Alert to Global Geopolitics: Rare Earths at the Center of the Global Raw Materials War China’s dominance over rare earth metals once again revealed its geopolitical dimension throughout April–June 2025, when Beijing imposed new export controls (April 2025). Unsurprisingly, this immediately triggered shortages that shook global industries. Ford, for instance, was forced to halt part
Local Democracy in the Revision of the 1945 Constitution: Deputy Heads of Regional Government Need Not Be Elected The debate surrounding the position of deputy regional heads has resurfaced alongside discourse on revising the Regional Government Law. Under the current system, regional heads and their deputies are elected as a single ticket, granting both equal
Indonesia Must Respond to the Global War over Rare Earth Raw Materials The Indonesian nation was never born out of the logic of fear, but out of moral courage—courage to uphold human dignity and to shape a shared future. Pancasila mandates that humanity, political sovereignty, social justice, and collective prosperity must move in harmony—including in
Strengthening the Governance of Papua’s Special Autonomy for Inclusive and Equitable Development Papua’s Special Autonomy represents a hope far greater than mere administrative engineering; it carries a moral promise that the state is capable of delivering justice, recognition, and equal living space for Indigenous communities that have borne the burden of inequality for decades. Based
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