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Siwage Dharma Negara

Dr Siwage Dharma Negara is a Principal Fellow and Co-coordinator of the Indonesia Studies Programme, and Coordinator of the APEC Study Centre, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

Articles by Siwage Dharma Negara (34)

Indonesia’s Green Industrialisation Plans Have a Brown Problem

Peh Ko Hsu|Siwage Dharma Negara

Indonesia has managed to surpass targets for renewable energy. The problem, however, is that green sources of energy continue to exist with their brown counterparts.

How Do ASEAN Countries Fare in Managing Global Economic Shocks?

Julia Goh|Syetarn Hansakul|Azril Bin Rosli|Siwage Dharma Negara|Nguyen Khac Giang|Julia Tijaja

Geopolitical conflict, energy disruptions and shifting global supply chains are testing Southeast Asia’s economic resilience. ASEANFocus+ asked regional experts how individual countries are responding and whether ASEAN has the tools to collectively manage the next shock. Their insights highlight the different challenges facing the region, as well as the need for stronger regional coordination, deeper market integration and greater resilience across energy, trade, food and financial systems.

Indonesia’s Resource Nationalism Is Testing Its Relationship with China

Siwage Dharma Negara|Leo Suryadinata

The interests of Chinese investors and the Prabowo administration are increasingly misaligned.

Danantara’s Patriot Bond and the Unchanged Role of Chinese-Indonesian Conglomerates

Leo Suryadinata|Siwage Dharma Negara

The Patriot Bond issued by Danantara shows that Indonesia’s economic nationalism under Prabowo is a repackaging of long-standing state–business ties using new financial instruments. The dominance of Chinese Indonesian conglomerates among Patriot Bond subscribers highlights their enduring role in Indonesia’s political economy.

The Iran War Shows Why Indonesia Must Accelerate Its Energy Transition

Peh Ko Hsu|Siwage Dharma Negara

Indonesia seeks to shield society from inflation while managing the fiscal deficit. The immediate policy responses must not detract from the country’s paramount transition toward renewable energy.