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Tracing the origins of global trade
The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World and Globalization Began. By Valerie Hansen (Scribner, 2020, 313 pages)
Humanitarian Islam: Fostering shared civilizational values...
A movement is underway to change the face of Islam, whose base is shifting from the Middle East to Asia.
Wicked fire: Managing fire risk in a changing climate
What can Indonesia learn from the experiences of other countries in mitigating wildfire damage? The answers are compelling.
Indonesia’s key to digital success: Crowdfunding
One domestic platform has taken the donations market by storm. Can it be a blueprint for start-ups just entering the industry?
Mencari antivirus baru untuk Covid-19 dari keanekaragaman...
Di tengah keraguan akan keberhasilan pengembangan vaksin, Indonesia memiliki keanekaragaman hayati tumbuhan luar biasa yang dapat...
OPEC at 60: A powerful past, a doubtful future
Lower prices and alternative energy sources are seriously hurting the organization. Can OPEC survive?
Mendorong Pemulihan Sektor Manufaktur pasca Covid-19 melalui...
Pandemi Covid-19 telah mengakibatkan imbas negatif kepada ekonomi global dan nasional. Salah satu strategi yang dapat dilakukan oleh...
Can Indonesia compete?
All the pieces are there to push Indonesia up the ladder before mid-century. Can the country put the puzzle together?
Tackling Jakarta’s traffic woes
It’s the bane of the capital’s existence. Public-private engagement is the best way forward for Jakarta’s public transportation system.
Sudah Tepatkah Indonesia Menerapkan Kehidupan New Normal?
Pemerintah Indonesia telah memutuskan untuk menerapkan normal baru sebagai upaya perbaikan ekonomi di masa pandemi Covid-19. Namun...
Bagaimana Indonesia memposisikan dirinya di era 'decoupling'
‘New normal’ pasca Covid-19 yang harus dihadapi Indonesia dalam konteks global adalah polarisasi antara dua kekuatan ekonomi terbesar...
Russia and China: An uneasy embrace
The two great powers have much – and little – in common politically, culturally and, importantly, economically. But with the United...
Escape to freedom, but back to misery
The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against The Islamic State reviewed by Tahreem Khalied (Penguin Random House, 2018,...
The US and Indonesia’s independence: History, legacy and...
America had many reasons to continue to support Dutch control of Indonesia after World War II. Yet it ultimately chose to back the...
In search of a presidential electoral system
Free and fair elections have brought many good things for Indonesia – if you overlook the tangle of legislative and presidential elections....
The Gulf’s scramble for Africa
Arab Gulf states are intervening more assertively in sub-Saharan Africa to capitalize on economic opportunities and protect their...
Kebutuhan dan kecepatan pemulihan ekonomi menghadapi pandemi...
Perppu No.1 Tahun 2020 dan Peraturan Pemerintah (PP) No. 23 merupakan gagasan yang luar biasa dalam upaya memulihkan perekonomian...
China’s overlords of secrecy
When problems emerge, the instinct of Chinese leaders is to shut down reporting. Millions of Chinese have since denounced the Beijing...
