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China

The rising risk of China turning Japanese

by Ronny P Sasmita February 18, 2026February 24, 2026

The credibility gamble behind Takaichi’s fiscal populism

by Ronny P Sasmita February 16, 2026February 18, 2026

China

China’s demographic crisis has moved from theory to fact

by Ronny P Sasmita February 12, 2026February 17, 2026

World

Economic nationalism giving rise to a zero-sum world

by Ronny P Sasmita February 8, 2026February 12, 2026

Danantara’s big plan to cannibalize Indonesia’s textiles

by Ronny P Sasmita February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

Indonesia’s palm oil power only as strong as its sustainability

by Ronny P Sasmita January 2, 2026January 2, 2026

Indonesia among big losers of the end of cheap yen

by Ronny P Sasmita December 19, 2025December 25, 2025

Trump’s NSS puts the squeeze on Indonesia’s strategic autonomy

by Ronny P Sasmita December 15, 2025December 19, 2025

Indonesia's rupiah has lost more than 10% of its value to the dollar so far this year. Image: iStock/Getty Images

Confidence test: Indonesia to lop the zeroes off its rupiah

by Ronny P Sasmita December 8, 2025December 15, 2025

Indonesia’s new capital falls victim to the politics of forgetting

by Ronny P Sasmita and Antoni Putra December 4, 2025December 9, 2025

How Indonesia’s Danantara blends power, profit and politics

by Ronny P Sasmita and Antoni Putra November 20, 2025November 25, 2025

Indonesia drains Danantara to keep a flagging Garuda flying

by Ronny P Sasmita November 17, 2025November 17, 2025

Indonesia-Australia security pact a timely model for middle powers

by Ronny P Sasmita November 14, 2025November 18, 2025

Indonesia’s Suharto was hardly a national hero

by Ronny P Sasmita November 11, 2025November 13, 2025

Indonesia bets big on powering trash – at the risk of wasting cash

by Ronny P Sasmita November 4, 2025November 4, 2025

Power grid offers a real shot at ASEAN integration

by Ronny P Sasmita October 20, 2025October 23, 2025

Indonesia’s high-speed rail a Belt and Road cautionary tale

by Ronny P Sasmita October 14, 2025October 18, 2025

Why Indonesia still isn’t a great power

by Ronny P Sasmita October 8, 2025October 8, 2025

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