The progress of Board of Peace and Deployment of Indonesian Troops for Peace

KN-JAKARTA, Development Control and Special Investigation Agency (Bappisus) Chair Aris Marsudiyanto said President Prabowo Subianto’s decision to join the Board of Peace (BoP) is a strategy to strengthen Indonesia’s leverage…

Losses from the Closure of the Strait of Hormuz

KN-TEHRAN, The war between the United States (US), Israel, and Iran is predicted to disrupt sulfur supplies from the Middle East to high-pressure acid leach (HPAL)-based hydrometallurgical nickel smelters in…

Indonesia Seeks Equal Standing on BoP

KN-JAKARTA, President Prabowo Subianto denied last week that he had promised to pay US$1 billion, a mandatory contribution to United States President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP). However, this…

Decoding Rubio’s Munich Speech and Implications for the Transatlantic Relationship

KN-NEWYORK, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a deliberately calibrated address that marked a clear shift in tone from the U.S. message articulated the previous year by Vice President…

Beijing’s Balancing Act in the Middle East

KN-BEIJING, The outbreak of war between the United States, Israel, and Iran presents a major geopolitical test for the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Beijing has had strong economic and…