Indonesia’s Foreign Policy and New Capital Plans
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Dr Deasy Simandjuntak discusses with Fulcrum editor Julia Lau her analysis of Indonesia's foreign policy goals and direction post-G20 in 2022 and in advance of its ASEAN chairmanship in 2023. Other topics they talk about are Indonesia's regional leadership, the planned new capital of Indonesia, and Dr Simandjuntak's future research projects.
Dr Deasy Simandjuntak discusses with Fulcrum editor Julia Lau her analysis of Indonesia’s foreign policy goals and direction post-G20 in 2022 and in advance of its ASEAN chairmanship in 2023. Other topics they talk about are Indonesia’s regional leadership, the planned new capital of Indonesia, and Dr Simandjuntak’s future research projects.
Dialogues at Fulcrum is a podcast published by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. For quick reference, the themes below were addressed during the podcast:
1:07 – Indonesia’s foreign policy
4:47 – De-escalating situation in Ukraine and examples of Indonesia’s approach
5:18 – Myanmar crisis: ASEAN’s reactions and the Five-Point Consensus
7:48 – Options available to ASEAN regarding Myanmar
11:40 – Indonesia as a middle power
17:20 – Planned new capital of Indonesia, Ibu Kota Nusantara (IKN)
27:08 – IKN as a “smart, green” city
28:30 – Potential issues regarding inequalities in IKN and in-migration
35:45 – Dr Simandjuntak’s next research goals
Deasy Simandjuntak is an Associate Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore; and an Assistant Professor at National Chengchi University, Taiwan.
