Indonesia foreign policy

Jakarta has a chance to position itself as a leading representative of those states whose security and prosperity is most closely tied to the ocean.

During its year at the helm, Jakarta has an opportunity to reset the trajectory for itself and the entire ASEAN bloc.

Jakarta has gestured toward closer relations with the region, but its engagement lags behind many other major powers.

The Komodo exercises represent a rare sign of concord at a time of growing tension in the Asia-Pacific.

The prospects of China acting as a peace mediator are much less likely closer to home.

Despite the twists and turns in their nations' ties, Joko Widodo and Lee Hsien Loong will leave things much better than they found them.

In less than a decade, Timor-Leste has gone from being a “pebble” in Indonesia’s shoe to a “good neighbor” of its former ruler.

Indonesia's growing ties with Iran and other Middle Eastern states offer a good illustration of its "free and active" foreign policy tradition.

Indonesia began promoting its G-20 presidency back in mid-2021, but the events of 2022 have seriously complicated its efforts.

Jakarta's fence-sitting over the Russian aggression in Ukraine is undermining its normative and moral authority.

Rumors of the eclipse of the Southeast Asian bloc in the country's foreign policy thinking have been greatly exaggerated.

In his State of the Nation address, President Joko Widodo said Indonesians must face challenges “with prudence and vigilance.”