By: Curie Maharani and Wendy A. Prajuli 17 March 2025 ASEAN must reinforce its unity and centrality, leveraging strategic partnerships like India to navigate shifting geopolitics. United States (US) President Donald Trump’s appointment of a hawkish, anti-Chinese secretary of state and a defence minister signalled that future US policy would not only escalate Indo-Pacific tensions but also sideline ASEAN. ASEAN must not be caught off guard, as was Europe. ASEAN must reinforce

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On March 6, 2025 , the esteemed organization Indo Pacific Strategic Intelligence (ISI) , in a significant partnership with the Indian...

By Benedicta Nathania and Aisha Kusumasomantri | 6 March 2025 Picture of Prabowo and Marles signed a DCA Indonesia has recognised that security affairs in its region are no longer business as usual, though it hasn’t completely given up its commitment to strategic autonomy. Its biggest step was a Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) signed with Australia in August 2024. The agreement acts as a de facto status-of-forces agreement, providing for the presence of foreign forces in

Aisha R. KusumasomantriDirector of Research, Indo Pacific Strategic Intelligence (ISI) Jeremiah G. LubisJunior Research Fellow, Indo Pacific Strategic Intelligence Undergraduate Student at the International Relations Department, Universitas Indonesia This Article is originally posted in the Jakarta Post: https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025/03/06/will-turkey-and-indonesias-defense-industry-cooperation-thrive.html During a recent visit to Jakarta by Turkish President Er