A significant event in the formation of both Japan’s postwar foreign policy and the situation in the critically important Southeast Asian subregion was Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi’s tour to Indonesia and the Philippines in early May. Japan is once again “moving southwest.” It should be emphasized once again that one of the central components of […]

The geopolitical uncertainty gripping the Eurasian region, from the conflict in Ukraine, and tensions between Russia and NATO to the strategic rivalry between the United States and China, has created a new dynamic for international relations. Amidst the maelstrom of interests between these major powers, Indonesia, as a country with a unique geopolitical position and […]