In anticipation of another possible humanitarian mission to deliver aid and medical care to wounded Palestinians, over the past two months, the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) have prepared their assets and personnel, including two hospital ships.
Strategy
Hedging has become the inescapable buzzword in Indo-Pacific affairs. Hardly a day passes without someone describing Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, and others as hedging their bets between China and the United States.
The world’s largest renewable energy and transmission project has received key approval from government officials. The Australia-Asia Power Link project will send Australian solar power to Singapore via 4,300 kilometer-long undersea cables.
In February 2024, Indonesia elected Prabowo Subianto as its next president. While he does not take office until October, speculation over whether and how Indonesia’s foreign policy might change is already swirling.
In an exclusive interview with The National, the President discusses partnerships and global conflicts ahead of his UAE visit.
The Indonesian government is being encouraged to form a separate military branch dedicated solely to cyber warfare.
Indonesia is set to grant visa-free visits to 20 countries by October, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy. The proposal is now in its final stages.
Indonesia sent Monday humanitarian assistance worth a total of Rp 35.5 billion (around $2 million) to the landslide-struck Papua New Guinea as well as Afghanistan which got hit by an earthquake and flash floods.
The hackers behind a major cyber attack on the Indonesian government have issued a surprise apology and offered to release the “keys” to the stolen data.
Popularly known as a region of high growth and emerging multilateralism, the Indo-Pacific has become a new hotspot of geopolitical tensions between the United States, with its imperial ambitions, and China as an emerging global power.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi expressed Indonesia’s hope that Austria would consider recognizing the State of Palestine.
With relations between Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) strong, the time is right for Australia to advocate for a high-level Australia–Indonesia–PNG trilateral strategic partnership.
The news of Pope Francis’ visit to Indoesia, officially announced last March, has been met with great anticipation and excitement.
The world’s largest single-day elections, held in February 2024, granted Prabowo Subianto his long-held dream of becoming Indonesian president.
Indonesia should seize a chance of improving its defence-industry capability by stepping up cooperation with South Korea.
No one can be certain how the presidency of Prabowo Subianto – a former military general who has reinvented himself several times – will play out.
