Maria Monica Wihardja is a Fellow and Co-coordinator of the Media, Technology and Society Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, and also Adjunct Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore.
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Articles by Maria Monica Wihardja (43)
Bank Indonesia’s Dual Mandate: Independence Under Pressure
Suryaputra Wijaksana|Maria Monica Wihardja
Bank Indonesia now has a dual mandate, but not the institutional safeguards to manage it. The result is a central bank pulled toward fiscal financing and political oversight — and away from price stability.
Beijing’s Restraint on Indonesia-US Trade Deal Shows What Is Truly at Stake
Luna Ge Lai|Maria Monica Wihardja
A new Indonesia-US agreement on reciprocal trade is likely to harm China’s interests. But China’s response has so far been restrained, even though it is not without remedies in its toolbox.
When the Indonesian Middle Class Takes to the Streets
Chatib Basri|Maria Monica Wihardja|Abror Tegar Pradana
Empirical evidence shows that a shrinking middle class in Indonesia has led to a growing number of protests. This is pertinent not only to Indonesia, but for other countries such as Vietnam and the Philippines.
Agentic AI on Social Media Platforms in Southeast Asia: The Need for Governance
Nuurrianti Jalli|Maria Monica Wihardja
As new AI systems continue to develop, there are attendant risks. Southeast Asia needs to up its game by regulating such systems.
ASEAN’s Regional Ambitions for the Semiconductor Industry
George Tan|Maria Monica Wihardja
A new non-binding framework for relevant ASEAN member states to ramp up their semiconductor industries and supply chains has the potential to provide some relief against a darkening geopolitical outlook.