OPINION

IO - Understanding is too shallow if the “new normal” only means the limited application of health protocols such as wearing a mask or just washing your hands using soap. However, far from that...

IO - The winner of the first round of the vaccine race is clear: CanSino Biologics. Yes, the company from Tianjin. The one led by lady general Chen Wei.  In the second round, the pharmaceutical...

IO - Are “bankrupt state finances” only a figure of speech? In fact, many are of the opinion that a state cannot go bust by definition, because it has two capabilities that the private...

IO - Over the past few years there has been a convergence of opinions between America’s Democratic and Republican parties.  Absolutely wrong, you say? Sure, on most policy issues, especially in the polarized atmosphere we...

IO - One of the forefronts of the aviation industry is an aircraft factory. Indonesia as the largest archipelago in the world with a very strategic location, covered mostly with mountainous regions; it should...

IO - Public outrage over the Omnibus Law bill results from the absence of any economic “pie” to be created for the majority of Indonesians, and its impact on environmental sustainability. The Omnibus Law...

IO - The President has signed Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 76 of 2020 dated July 7, 2020, which is an update from Perpres No. 36 of 2020 concerning the Development of Work Competence through...

IO - The Great Statue Dismantling Movement in the US has now reached its apogee: They are demolishing the Thomas Jefferson Memorial!  You heard me right: That Jefferson in Washington D.C. That monument constructed to...

IO - Announcement of 2657 new COVID-19 cases in Indonesia July 9, 2020, has broken the current record highs and completed a grim picture of the projections of the global economy and the Indonesian...

IO - Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) is not new to international shipping. Article 41 under Part III of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) i.e. Straits used for international...

IO - Modern Turkish politics is no stranger to revolts. Turks, either having witnessed political turmoil firsthand or having read about pivotal events of Turkish history in their history books, can recall the coups...