G-20 which consists of 19 nation-states and one regional organization, European Union became an exclusive forum for economic cooperation for the past nine years under strong commitment to face the world economy progress by strengthening the domestic financial institutions each member state. For the sake of financial stability, World Bank and IMF as Breton Woods […]
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Trump versus China under Indonesia’s Point of View
Donald J Trump’s victory as a newly elected president of the United States seems to create cons issues since he has no experience in public office, no background in foreign policy as well as with zero political track record. As a successful businessman, he has to learn about international affairs quickly to demolish the anxiety […]
The Optimal Coordination Between Monetary and Fiscal Policy in Indonesia: Central Bank of Indonesia and Ministry of Finance Role
Based on the legal perspective, there have been varying levels of monetary and fiscal policy coordination in Indonesia which depending on the applicable legal framework. Under act Number 13 of 1968, Bank Indonesia was a member of monetary board chaired by the Finance Minister and including a government representative. This policy is directly coordinated to […]
Are We More Interconnected Today Than 20 Years Ago. If So, Are We Better Off?
As an archipelagic country of 17,508 islands, Indonesia is well known as a multicultural country with various diversity of cultures, ethnicities, and languages. The strategic sea-lane position as well as geographical position fostered inter-island and international trade since a long time ago in Indonesian history. Back then trading history of Indonesia started when Indonesia led […]
“HOPE” yay or nay?
On October 20th, 2014, Joko Widodo was elected as Indonesian seventh president. His track record as mayor of Solo and former Governor of Jakarta brought him to be the number one person in Indonesia. As a president, Joko needs to deal with a lot of problems as well as find solutions to fix them by […]
Critical Review: “Security Community and Southeast Asia: Australia, the U.S., and ASEAN’s Counter-Terror Strategy”
Author(s): Andrew Chau – University of California Press This article specifically talks about ASEAN Security community building initiative which examines the security in the context of regional, sub regional as well as national policy strategies to deal with regional threat of transnational terrorism through networks of cooperation. The introduction of this cooperation has begun by […]
“Removing English as Compulsory Subject from Primary Schools on the 2013 Curriculum in Indonesia”
“English exists to help the globalization as a dominant language in the educational system” In fact, 70 countries in the world have given a status to English as an important international language which means 80% of today’s communication is in English. In 2009, the charter of ASEAN made English as a working language of the […]
The Role of Young Generation in Counter-Terrorism
Awareness of youth participation and leadership in order to strengthen youth collaboration and effective contribution in de-radicalization issue Recalling United Nations Security Council Resolution 1566 on 2014 about terrorism “Criminal acts, including against civilians, committed with the intent to cause death or serious bodily injury, or taking hostages, with the propose to provoke a state […]
