Why the Global South Won’t Give Up on China

The United States is pressuring developing countries to make a binary choice without making itself a better choice. By Galip Dalay, and Dino Patti Djalal Great-power competition forms the overarching framework of international politics today. Uneasy about China’s deepening engagement throughout much of the world, the West—led by the United States—views Beijing as a…

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From geopolitics to geocivic: Building the ASEAN Community from the ground up

ASEAN has established itself as a geopolitical and geoeconomic entity. The next step is to become a geocivic community. A SEA Games signage is pictured ahead of the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Phnom Penh on May 3, 2023. (AFP/Mohd Rasfan) ASEAN’s decision, formalized in 2015, to become a “people-centered and people-oriented community” has…

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World desperately needs cooperation, leadership to beat COVID-19

Research associate Phuong-Danh Tran, of RNA medicines company Arcturus Therapeutics, conducts research on a vaccine for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at a laboratory in San Diego, California, U.S., March 17, 2020. (REUTERS/Bing Guan) This article was published in thejakartapost.com with the title "World desperately needs cooperation, leadership to beat COVID-19". Click to read: https://www.thejakartapost.com/academia/2020/03/29/world-desperately-needs-cooperation-leadership-to-beat-covid-19.html.…

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INSIGHT Germany And FPI Incident: What Happened To Trust? Opinion By Dr. Dino Patti Djalal

The recent controversy over the visit of a German Embassy staffer to the headquarters of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) shows what happens when a diplomatic event has a brush with domestic politics. Here is what we know. On Dec. 17, 2020, an employee of the German Embassy visited the FPI headquarters in Petamburan, Central…

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Arah Investasi Berkelanjutan – Opini Oleh Dr. Dino Patti Djalal

Pandemi Covid-19 telah mengubah perspektif pemerintah maupun pelaku industri dalam berbagai aspek, terutama dalam menjamin ketahanan kesehatan publik, pembangunan ekonomi, dan stabilitas politik. Di bidang ekonomi, setidaknya ada dua implikasi yang harus dicermati dalam mengantisipasi perubahan akibat dampak pandemi. Pertama, pandemi ini telah mendorong evaluasi terhadap global supply chain yang selama ini terpusat di beberapa…

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Pelajaran Mahal Dari Timor Timur

Tepat 20 tahun lalu, tahun 1999, bangsa Indonesia mengalami peristiwa luar biasa : propinsi Timor Timur lepas dari NKRI setelah jajak pendapat yang dilakukan oleh PBB. Lepasnya Timor Timur juga dibarengi tragedi kemanusiaan yang ditandai kerusuhan, kekerasan, pembunuhan, pembakaran rumah dan gedung, dan ratusan ribu pengungsi. Mungkin sulit dipercaya, sampai sekarang tidak ada satupun kajian…

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What The West Needs To Understand About The Cartoon Protest

As if Covid-19 and economic recession were not enough, the world today has to bear with a wrangle between France and the Islamic world, sparked by controversy over President Emmanuel Macron’s recent statements about Islam. Macron made his comments after the gruesome beheading of French teacher Samuel Paty, who had shown a cartoon of Prophet…

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New Dynamics Emerge In Indonesia-China Relations

Which country has Indonesia grown closest to in the last five years? My answer would be: China. Indonesia's partnership with China is perhaps the most substantial compared to that with other countries. Indonesia trades with China almost three times more than with the United States. China's investment in Indonesia has been the fastest growing compared…

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Why Trump’s Anti-China Policy Falls On Deaf Ears In Southeast Asia

In recent months, the world has witnessed a curious development in U.S. foreign policy: the emergence of a very hawkish, hostile and confrontational policy toward China. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has given a series of speeches attacking China. His speeches present some new themes: they aim specifically at the Chinese Communist Party…

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World Desperately Needs Cooperation, Leadership To Beat COVID-19

The preferred policy response of every country threatened by COVID-19 seems to be a lockdown, or severely restricting movement (of people, goods and services) into and out of cities or countries. For now, this is undoubtedly the best way to slow down, contain and hopefully roll back the spread of the novel coronavirus within and…

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Why the Global South Won’t Give Up on China

From geopolitics to geocivic: Building the ASEAN Community from the ground up

World desperately needs cooperation, leadership to beat COVID-19

INSIGHT Germany And FPI Incident: What Happened To Trust? Opinion By Dr. Dino Patti Djalal

Arah Investasi Berkelanjutan – Opini Oleh Dr. Dino Patti Djalal

Pelajaran Mahal Dari Timor Timur

What The West Needs To Understand About The Cartoon Protest

New Dynamics Emerge In Indonesia-China Relations

Why Trump’s Anti-China Policy Falls On Deaf Ears In Southeast Asia

World Desperately Needs Cooperation, Leadership To Beat COVID-19

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