For Indonesia’s economic ambitions to succeed, the path forward must prioritise bureaucratic accountability over political expediency.

Emba is a PhD candidate at the Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University, studying public service reform in Indonesia. His work focuses on public service management and ...

To tackle food insecurity in Asia, countries must innovate, collaborate with neighbours and leverage global platforms ...

Dr Kusuma is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Fiscal Policy Agency, Ministry of Finance of Indonesia, where he has served since 2004. He currently leads the G20 and OECD team at the Centre for Climate ...

Indonesia's new government faces headwinds from weak consumption, falling exports, tight budgets and stalled reforms, testing ...

Papua New Guinea faced multiple crises in 2024, beginning with the January riots that caused AUD$160 million in damage. The year saw escalating inter-group violence, infrastructure failures, and ...

As the global plastic pollution crisis escalates, over 170 countries convened in November and December 2024 in Busan, South Korea to negotiate a global plastics treaty under the United Nations ...

The new government in the Solomon Islands is grappling with mounting economic challenges and a shifting diplomatic landscape ...

The November 2024 Japan–China summit in Peru was a strong sign of improving Japan–China ties, with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirming their ‘strategic ...

In 2024, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim initiated several measures to reinstate the nation's economy, including increasing government revenue, reducing expenditure and removing subsidies. In ...