Strategic Review

06/01/2020

"It is now very clear that climate change is a risk amplifier and one of the main strategic challenges of this century."

http://sr.sgpp.ac.id/post/our-changing-environment-and-the-fate-of-national-defense

31/07/2019

Indonesia has the third-largest rainforest area of any country on Earth. These forests which represent a rich cultural heritage for many of the countries native inhabitants, but many of these groups have not gotten their share of what used to be their territory. In a system that lacks transparency, businesses are almost always able to beat out conservation and indigenous land rights. With the impending threat of climate change, protecting these forests is crucial for the rest of the world.

Our journal the Strategic Review looks at possible solutions for the negative effects of deforestation.

The Indonesian archipelago hosts much of the globe’s remaining humid tropical forests, and policy research has documented the role of the expanding agricultural frontier and logging economy in their rapid loss. Frequently, this loss of forest is accompanied by rights violations against local commu...

19/07/2019

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) promises to expand to make China the benefactor of trade with dozens of developing countries. If seen all the way through, it could be a major step to making China the dominant power in the international system.

15/07/2019

For many, the extreme pace of technological development brought on by globalization has been a blessing. In most countries, high and low skilled jobs are on the rise. But one group is suffering— middle-skilled laborers.

This trend bodes extremely poorly for wealth disparity, especially in countries like Indonesia, where such inequalities were present before.

Are there any solutions to the approaching labor

03/07/2019

The 2019 post-election climate is at its most divisive point since just two decades earlier, when the fall of Soeharto initiated free and fair elections in Indonesia.

Although Jokowi managed to pull out a victory, the margin was razor thin. Opposition from Team Prabowo proved a more competitive threat, largely due to political alliances with Islamic groups. As a result, identity politics became a keystone to both campaigns, in the process transforming an Indonesian political landscape.

The election is over, but has democracy won? The upcoming edition of Strategic Review digs deep on this question.

27/06/2019

The report by the IPCC, says the world economy will suffer severe damage that could top $54 trillion by 2040 unless carbon dioxide emissions are drastically reduced.

The region’s midterm hopes could come down to American obstinance under the current US administration and China’s willingness to jump into the game.

26/06/2019

They’re currently in snooze mode according to Australian academics and reports by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). These show a marked decline in the number of Australians learning about their neighbor.

If Prabowo had won, the fear factor would have forced Australians to study about Indonesia.

25/06/2019

The fight isn’t over as the defeated, it appears, has no intention of conceding. Prabowo’s team has called the election a massive fraud, offering no convincing evidence and the matter will be decided by the Constitutional Supreme Court.

Indonesia should form a government for the 100 percent; but first concession.

23/04/2019

As electoral quick count results by most pollsters confirm President Joko Widodo’s re-election with a victory margin of around 54.5 percent, the fear that he would only be a one-term president has been effectively dashed. Yet, there is little doubt that his victory is a narrow one, given that it is not even two percentage points higher than his 2014 win. His rival, Prabowo Subianto, has so far refused to concede defeat, going as far as unilaterally declaring his own victory three times.

What can we realistically expect in President Joko Widodo’s second term?

17/04/2019

Several independent polling firms conducting unofficial “quick counts,” which are taken from a small sample of polling stations across the far-flung country, indicated that President Joko had a lead of 10 percentage points, better than his 53-47 percent victory five years ago. The quick counts conducted by those firms have been highly accurate in past elections.

While the “quick counts” are unofficial, incumbent Joko Widodo appears to once again beat opposition leader Prabowo Subianto

15/04/2019

1,000 meters below ground; 11,000 people and colorful spectacle of the evening sky. Miner and photographer captures the daily lives in the world's largest gold mine.

Photos and text by Fajar Kristianto

09/04/2019

But vote abstainers or Golput should not be demonized for opting out