“How does its current and future leadership preserve peace and stability, and make the region a thriving and relevant regional construct?” ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asia Nations) was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand by signing the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) which initiated by founding fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia (Adam Malik), Malaysia […]
Month: October 2017
Critical Thinking Analysis about “Jakarta’s Governor Election” from Leadership Point of View
Jakarta’s governor election faced a major test for the harmony of democracy after a long campaign ran by the candidates. During the election fever, we can see the rally was happening against the candidate – Ahok because Islamic groups’ anger toward Ahok stems from comments he made last autumn, where he strongly critiqued the way […]
One Cool Project I’ve Worked On: Marapi is Crying for Trash Bags
LEAVE NOTHING BUT FOOTPRINTS; TAKE NOTHING BUT PICTURES; KILL NOTHING BUT TIME; BURN NOTHING BUT CALORIES; IT IS NOT ABOUT THE MOUNTAIN THAT WE CONQUER; BUT OURSELVES. Sometimes I ask myself how big my contribution to my community and I realize that it is not about a big thing but it is about how to make […]
What Do I Think about China?
The world is currently facing serious uncertainties future. Many things happened in the past one decade whether related to the security matter such as transnational crime which is not limited to terrorism and counter-terrorism only but we also deal with social humanity issues such as human rights, poverty, global health and inequality among states. But […]
Strategic Intelligence
It’s impossible to gauge strategic intelligence from a simple test (unlike IQ, which is quantifiable), but the following statement summarize the elements of strategic intelligence. Ask yourself how well the statements describe you. Be sure you come up with specific examples and scenarios that support your answers. It doesn’t matter if you’re not in a […]
