Mengatasi Ketimpangan Ekonomi
Bisnis.com, JAKARTA - Paradoks antara pertumbuhan ekonomi tinggi dengan ketimpangan antarpendapatan per kapita dan antar wilayah menjadi masalah terbesar perekonomian nasional dalam 5 tahun mendatang.
Online Extremism: Challenges and Counter-Measures
Synopsis
The propaganda function of the Internet is arguably more significant than its function as a virtual terrorist training camp. The long-term answer to online extremism requires preventive measures that are concerted online and offline.
Obama Is Back in Asia
U.S. President Barack Obama heads back to Asia a year after he canceled a similar trip and missed two regional summits. With stops in China, Myanmar, and Australia, Obama’s visit will include the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, the East Asia Summit, and a G20 leaders meeting.
Yasukuni Shrine and Museum: Japan’s WW2 Responsibility
Synopsis
While the Yasukuni shrine memorialises Japan’s war dead its accompanying museum gives a revisionist view of Japan’s responsibility for the Second World War that is troubling.
Can ASEAN Develop a Robust Nuclear Energy Regime?
Synopsis
The development of nuclear power in Southeast Asia faces hurdles to collectively ensure nuclear security, safety and safeguards (3S). However regional cooperation remains key to achieving it. Can ASEAN live up to expectations?
Work for The New Energy Minister: Restoring Public Trust
After a few delays, finally President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced his Cabinet. And once again, he successfully surprised many.
One of the surprises was the appointment of the energy and mineral resources minister. Sudirman Said, the new minister, was not among the names initially circulated as candidates for the post, and furthermore, he is less-known to the industry than other candidates. Regardless of how well-known he is, many tasks needs to be solved immediately.
U.S.-Arab Counterterrorism Cooperation in a Region Ripe for Extremism
Many Arab governments are fueling the very extremism they purport to fight and looking for U.S. cover. Washington should play the long game.
Why There Won’t be an Occupy Beijing
Hong Kong’s protests are similar to movements in China in the 1980s, but mainland students won’t be protesting anytime soon.
Jokowi’s “Look West” Foreign Policy: Expanding Indonesia’s Sphere of Influence?
Synopsis
While President Jokowi has to contend with intense short-term domestic challenges, it does not mean he will completely decry the internationalist foreign policy outlook of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. His primary strategies will be to turn Indonesia into a “global maritime nexus” and pursue a “Look West” strategy.
MD3 Laws in Indonesia: Sword of Damocles over the Jokowi Presidency?
Synopsis
The amended Law on Legislative Bodies (or MD3 Laws) has received scant attention although it is a scourge for the new Joko Widodo administration.