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Iran Crisis Tests Singapore’s Energy Resilience – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The ongoing conflict in Iran has become a critical and major global event with far-reaching implications for Singapore

20.07.2026 5

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ROK-Indonesia Maritime Partnership Secures Energy Routes – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The Indo-Pacific will be increasingly stable by 2026, as South Korea (ROK) and Indonesia strengthen their strategic maritime

20.07.2026 6

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China’s Hormuz Strategy Balances Pragmatism – OpEd

Key Takeaways: China’s commitment to the freedom of navigation and use of the Strait of Hormuz is pragmatic. For a

20.07.2026 5

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Beyond Malacca: Securing ASEAN’s Strategic Waterways – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The Strait of Malacca is perhaps the world’s most critical maritime chokepoint, carrying a third of global trade.

20.07.2026 7

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Indonesia’s Iran Balancing Act – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto is set to pay a historic visit to Iran, a country that is currently

20.07.2026 2

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China’s Energy Security Amid Conflict – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The conflict going on in Iran could potentially impact global energy supply chains for energy and maritime trade,

14.07.2026 9

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Ukraine Peace Plan’s Difficult Path – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The war between Russia and Ukraine has reached a stage of military stalemate and has become a matter

14.07.2026 10

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Superpower AI Rivalry Reshapes Global Technology Governance – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The Trump administration’s attempt to stop the import of Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) and Chinese restrictions on the

12.07.2026 6

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Safeguarding The Malacca Straits Through Strategic Alignment – OpEd

Key Takeaways The strategic alignment between Indonesia and Singapore on the Malacca Straits issue is designed to safeguard economic interests

09.07.2026 8

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Indonesia-Singapore Strategic Partnership: Anchoring ASEAN Stability And Prosperity – OpEd

Key Takeaways The relationship between Indonesia and Singapore is at a crossroads. It is at a transformative period, and geographical

09.07.2026 6

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China’s Nuclear Challenge To Pacific Security – OpEd

Key Takeaways In July 2026, China conducted a nuclear-capable missile test in the South Pacific, a region that has been

07.07.2026 10

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Indonesia Facing Germany’s AfD Strategic Challenge Ahead – OpEd

Key Takeaways This essay analyses how Indonesia could deal with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) potentially rising to power. It

06.07.2026 10

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Indonesia’s Diplomatic Dilemma Over Khamenei Funeral – OpEd

Key Takeaways The absence of President Prabowo Subianto at the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran in July 2026

05.07.2026 20

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Shifting Indonesia From Consumption To Productivity – OpEd

Key Takeaways Indonesia is at a crossroads. The country’s huge market, or so-called “market big” of over 260 million consumers,

05.07.2026 10

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UNCLOS Ensures Freedom Of Navigation In Hormuz – OpEd

Key Takeaways The stability of the Strait of Hormuz as a vital maritime transit route for trade between East and

05.07.2026 10

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Indonesia And Australia: Regional Stability – OpEd

The growing US-China rivalry in the Pacific is becoming the defining characteristic of 21st-century international relations. Both great powers are

01.07.2026 10

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Reforming Governance For Stability – OpEd

This article asserts that Indonesia’s current system of government is not conducive to stability and accountability. Over three decades have

01.07.2026 8

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Indo-Pacific Middle Power Stability – OpEd

For far too long, the Indo-Pacific has been viewed through the lens of great-power rivalry between the United States and

01.07.2026 10

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Regional Peace For Korean Stability – OpEd

The Korean Peninsula remains one of the most complex security problems in the world today. The conflict on the Korean

01.07.2026 10

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ASEAN And South China Sea Diplomacy At A Crossroads – OpEd

The South China Sea, one of the world’s most contested maritime spaces, continues to draw attention from regional and global

30.06.2026 10

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Rebuilding Indonesia Through Good Governance – OpEd

There are many causes for Indonesia’s present fragility. All of them can be summarised in two words: slow growth and

29.06.2026 8

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Japan’s Strategic Shift From Pacifism To Deterrence – OpEd

For nearly eight decades, Japan’s international identity was defined by Article 9 of its 1947 Constitution, which renounced war. This

27.06.2026 10

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Indonesia’s Governance Lessons From Singapore – OpEd

Contrasting Singapore’s centralised city-state with Indonesia’s highly decentralised democracy can offer some crucial lessons for Jakarta as it...

27.06.2026 9

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Regional AI Strategy For Southeast Asia And Taiwan – OpEd

The current export controls placed by the United States on advanced semiconductors and high-performance artificial intelligence models have introduced...

27.06.2026 9

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Japan–South Korea Defence Integration Imperative – OpEd

Key Takeaways The geopolitical landscape in East Asia is undergoing a structural change due in large part to uncertain U.S.

26.06.2026 7

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Great Power Rivalry Reshapes Global Order – OpEd

The international system is today undergoing changes that are characterised by a growing Great Power rivalry and by a fragmentation

16.06.2026 10

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South China Sea Threatens Hong Kong Trade – OpEd

The South China Sea is a global commons, vital to the continued growth of global commerce, with a significant proportion

28.05.2026 10

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Cebu Summit: Testing Indonesia’s ASEAN Unity – OpEd

As the world’s fourth most populous nation with the world’s fourth largest economy, Indonesia’s participation in the upcoming ASEAN Heads

29.04.2026 20

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Trump’s China Visit: A Tactical Pause – OpEd

US President Trump is due to visit China in May, offering a brief respite in a testy relationship that has

19.04.2026 20

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Unrestricted Access, Uncertain Sovereignty – OpEd

The question of the United States’ military aircraft getting unrestricted access over Indonesian airspace has once again surfaced as a

13.04.2026 20

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Strait Of Escalation – OpEd

Trump’s threatened attack on Iran would be the first in history to target a nation for merely threatening to shut

13.04.2026 20

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Rethinking Bebas-Aktif In A Fragmented World – OpEd

The strategic environment in Indonesia today is increasingly complex, with the issue of great power rivalry and the breakdown of

12.04.2026 30

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Singapore’s Hormuz Risks – OpEd

The Middle East conflict between Iran and its Arab neighbours has been dominating global attention. Attention is focused primarily on

12.04.2026 20

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Indonesia’s Agenda For ASEAN Leadership In Cebu – OpEd

When the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting descends on Cebu in May 2026, it will come at a time when there are

11.04.2026 20

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When Peacekeepers Become Targets – OpEd

The killing of three Indonesian soldiers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is a tragedy and

31.03.2026 20

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Indonesia’s Strategic Turn – OpEd

Indonesia’s foreign policy has taken a more assertive and dynamic turn under the stewardship of President Prabowo Sugianto. While the

30.03.2026 20

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Indonesia Must Rethink, Not Retreat, In Lebanon – OpEd

Recent incidents involving Indonesian UNIFIL troops in southern Lebanon have been causing some consternation, not least in Jakarta. However, these

30.03.2026 20

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U.S. Overreach, China’s Advantage – OpEd

The US military involvement in the ongoing fighting in Iran is not limited to that country. US efforts pouring into

29.03.2026 30

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Indonesia–Japan Strategic Reset In The Indo-Pacific – OpEd

The presidential trip to Japan, which started on 29 March and is scheduled to conclude on 31 March, is a

28.03.2026 30

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Why Regime Change In Cuba Won’t Work – OpEd

Cuba has been considered in the United States for at least 60 years as a country that needs to be

22.03.2026 20

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Integrating Farms, Finance, And Markets – OpEd

Rural economies in emerging markets are often fragile, and this International Growth Centre brief explores the challenges and opportunities that

21.03.2026 20

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Building Rural Resilience – OpEd

Rural economies are fragile and represent a large percentage of developing country economies. Smallholder farmers are producing most low-value...

18.03.2026 20

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Beyond Great Powers: Managing The Iran Crisis – OpEd

The Iran crisis is increasingly spinning out of control, and it is becoming increasingly clear that each of the major

17.03.2026 30

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Taiwan’s Semiconductors: The Backbone Of The Global Tech Economy – OpEd

Taiwan is the production hub for the majority of the world’s semiconductors. This paper investigates the role of Taiwan’s semiconductors

16.03.2026 20

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Defending Philippine Sovereignty In The South China Sea – OpEd

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) of the Philippines on Wednesday rejected China’s claim of sovereignty over parts of the

16.03.2026 30

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From U.S. Disorder To China’s Opportunity – OpEd

The United States has made so many policy mistakes in recent years that it has lost its way and declined

15.03.2026 30

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Deterrence Or Escalation? Japan’s Island Strategy – OpEd

The Japanese government has announced plans to beef up its defences in western island prefectures by setting up radar, ammunition

13.03.2026 30

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Why A U.S. Army Invasion Of Iran Would Fail – OpEd

The idea of sending the troops to invade and occupy Iran resurfaced in Washington in recent days, following the idea

07.03.2026 40

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Japan’s Security Shift And Regional Risk – OpEd

Japan’s decision to modernise its defence system in connection with developments in Taiwan means a fundamental change for the security

03.03.2026 20

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Attacking Iran: Opening Pandora’s Box – OpEd

The U.S. and Israel attacking Iran is not just another war in a region already at war. It is a

01.03.2026 30

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