ARTICLES

26 Apr 2023

Going Beyond Commitments: Learning Sustainability Financing from the G20

Maria Monica Wihardja

Maria Monica Wihardja provides an overview of how Indonesia spearheaded the G20 Sustainability Financing initiatives and how ASEAN can learn from that experience.

1 Dec 2022

Setbacks for Moscow, Progress for Kyiv: The Russia-Ukraine War and its Impact on the ASEAN, G20 and APEC Summits

Ian Storey

The Russia-Ukraine War complicated but did not derail the ASEAN, G20 and APEC summits in Southeast Asia.

ASEAN G20 Russia Ukraine

18 Nov 2022

A Xi-Biden Handshake Does Not Bridge the Sino-U.S. Schism, But Is a Start

Hoang Thi Ha|William Choong

The handshakes and smiles in Bali have triggered some optimism about Sino-U.S. relations going forward. Yet the slight uptick in Sino-U.S. relations post-Bali might well be short-lived, given the superpowers’ underlying structural competition and deep mutual distrust.

China-U.S. Relations G20

16 Nov 2022

The G20 Summit: Who Makes the World’s Rules?

Zack Cooper

The Group of 7 are relatively aligned in their perceptions of global challenges, particularly when it comes to strategic competitors such as China and Russia, but the same perceptions do not hold true when it comes to the remaining members of the bigger Group of 20.

G20 G7 U.S. Foreign Policy

17 Oct 2022

What We Measure Shapes What We Become: Moving Beyond GDP towards Comprehensive Well-Being

Putu Geniki L. Natih|Maria Monica Wihardja

Measurement of development goals should clearly encapsulate societal values and goals. Advancements should be measured in terms of human well-being, which intrinsically also includes environmental sustainability, not just production and consumption.

G20 GDP Southeast Asia

4 Oct 2022

Addressing food security and climate change at the G20 Summit

Maria Monica Wihardja|Aninda Dewayanti

Worsening climate change adds pressure to food production, and agriculture is a major cause of greenhouse gas emissions. G20 leaders have an opportunity at this November’s Bali summit to address the long-term challenges of revamping the global food system into a more sustainable, resilient and equitable one.

Agriculture Climate Change Environment Food Security G20 Indonesia

26 Jul 2022

Digital Transformation under Indonesia’s G20 Presidency: What can it Deliver?

Lili Yan Ing|Titik Anas|Maria Monica Wihardja

Indonesia’s G20 presidency has committed to take action in the three priority areas of digital transformation, global health infrastructure and energy transition. But the war in Ukraine threatens to overshadow the agenda. The G20 may have to be satisfied with lowest common denominator agreements, though Indonesia clearly aspires for more.

Digitalisation G20 Indonesia Technology

14 Jul 2022

More Food, Less Fight: Can Jokowi Deliver on Indonesia’s G20 Presidency?

Maria Monica Wihardja

Indonesia's G20 Presidency has set three priorities: global health infrastructure, digital economic transformation and energy transition. However, due to food and fuel price hikes, global food security is rising up the G20 agenda.

Food Security G20 Indonesia Indonesia Foreign Policy