Democracy under threat
All of the political pundits have said it. Global indexes have given the argument even more validity. We have sensed it by merely reading the daily news, where country after country has fallen prey...
Paradox of Indonesia’s economic growth and its global positions
IO - Indonesia's economic growth needs more serious attention and deepening, especially since we have built systematically and planned almost 50 years ago since the beginning of PELITA I in 1969. It seems to...
Trump And The Trans-Pacific Partnership
IO - The Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, was originally designed as a big deal. In fact, it was largely recognized as the largest regional trade deal in history. Until, that is, U.S presidential candidate Donald...
Questioning the appointment of a ‘caretaker governor’ for the police
IO - Law No. 2/2002 in Article 28 Paragraph 1 states that ‘the police of the Republic of Indonesia are to remain neutral in political life and shall not engage in practical political activities.’...
Trump Rebalances with Asia
When Donald Trump first entered the Oval Office, there was widespread apprehension across Asia his leadership would mark a dramatic shift away from the Obama administration’s ‘pivot’, or policy of rebalancing. With his signature...
Claim of success before a crash
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IO - Practically all the rulers in the world always claim that the macro economy which is occuring is the success and economic policy of his government. That is the convenience of winning an argument...
Impact of US Shutdown towards Indonesian Economy
IO, - Shutdown of US government operations is predicted to take place from the fourth week of January to the second week of February 2018. It is a consequence of disagreements between the President...
A Devastating Risk of Miscalculation
IO, - Of all the questions Asia faces today, the preeminent one is how to avert conflict on the Korean Peninsula. Certainly the risk seems high: After a turbulent 2017 with North Korea’s Kim Jong...
Saving the Rohingya
IO - In the northeastern corner of Myanmar, in front of the Bay of Bengal, there is the State of Rakhine. A crescent-shaped sliver of land, it is home to the Muslim-minority Rohingya who,...
Sri Mulyani Started It – Now Can She Finish It?
IO - Following her appointment by President SBY in 2005 as Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani Indrawati formed a Directorate General to maintain the nation’s debts. Previously, national debts had only been managed by an...
Compilation between 2018 regional election and 2019 general election
IO - As we know, the 2018 election is only a few months away; however, the busyness in the areas have started to be active. In fact, the situation has begun to heat and...