The ASEAN imperative: How Jakarta must handle great-power rivalry
Indonesia should take some practical steps closer to home and strengthen the regional grouping.
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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto attending a ceremony marking 81 years of the country’s independence, at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Aug 17.
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Irawan Ronodipuro
Indonesia marked 81 years of independence on Aug 17 in a world very different from the one it faced even a few years ago.
Wars continue in Ukraine and the Middle East. Rivalry between the United States and China now reaches well beyond diplomacy and defence into technology, investment, critical minerals and global supply chains. Food and energy security, too, are increasingly affected by geopolitics.
