Abstract The 2026 Iran conflict, involving U.S. and Israeli strike operations, Iranian missile-and-drone responses, and a wider regional dimension, highlighted several features of contemporary warfare that are directly relevant to Indonesia: massed drones and missiles, pressure on air-defense inventories, kill-chain competition, survivable launch networks, and the economic logic of the cost-exchange ratio. For an archipelagic state with vast maritime responsibilities and fini

by: Captain KS Vikramaditya INTRODUCTION: WHEN INFRASTRUCTURE BECOMES STRATEGY The Indo-Pacific is not simply a geographic designation. It is the beating heart of the global economy – a region that accounts for nearly two-thirds of global GDP, approximately 60 per cent of global maritime trade, and close to 70 per cent of seaborne energy flows.[1] Through its straits and sea lanes, trillions of dollars in goods, energy cargoes, and financial data move every day. The Strait

Indo Pacific Strategic Intelligence (ISI) and the Forum Sinology Indonesia (FSI) have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking a significant step toward strengthening cooperation in academic and research activities.

The Indonesia’s Integrated National Defence Policy / Kebijakan Terpadu Pertahanan Negara is a strategic document assigned to the National Defence Council (DPN) to be reviewed, assessed, and drafted in its role as an adviser to the President of Indonesia in determining general defence policy.

These contrasting statements capture the prevailing tone of contemporary U.S.–China relations: a relationship defined not by partnership, but by managed distrust and strategic competition. The newly released National Security Strategy 2025 formalizes this shift, recalibrating Washington’s approach from comprehensive competition toward more targeted economic and technological rivalry against China. Since the Cold War, U.S. national security strategy has largely been shaped by