Strategic Review

"It is now very clear that climate change is a risk amplifier and one of the main strategic challenges of this century."

http://sr.sgpp.ac.id/post/our-changing-environment-and-the-fate-of-national-defense

Indonesia has the third-largest rainforest area of any country on Earth. These forests which represent a rich cultural heritage for many of the countries native inhabitants, but many of these groups have not gotten their share of what used to be their territory. In a system that lacks transparency, businesses are almost always able to beat out conservation and indigenous land rights. With the impending threat of climate change, protecting these forests is crucial for the rest of the world.

Our journal the Strategic Review looks at possible solutions for the negative effects of deforestation.

Extraction and deforestation: It takes two to tango The Indonesian archipelago hosts much of the globe’s remaining humid tropical forests, and policy research has documented the role of the expanding agricultural frontier and logging economy in their rapid loss. Frequently, this loss of forest is accompanied by rights violations against local commu...

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) promises to expand to make China the benefactor of trade with dozens of developing countries. If seen all the way through, it could be a major step to making China the dominant power in the international system.

For many, the extreme pace of technological development brought on by globalization has been a blessing. In most countries, high and low skilled jobs are on the rise. But one group is suffering— middle-skilled laborers.

This trend bodes extremely poorly for wealth disparity, especially in countries like Indonesia, where such inequalities were present before.

Are there any solutions to the approaching labor

The report by the IPCC, says the world economy will suffer severe damage that could top $54 trillion by 2040 unless carbon dioxide emissions are drastically reduced.

Tariffs: Is Asia’s energy future clean? The region’s midterm hopes could come down to American obstinance under the current US administration and China’s willingness to jump into the game.

They’re currently in snooze mode according to Australian academics and reports by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). These show a marked decline in the number of Australians learning about their neighbor.

Sleepwalking towards illiteracy If Prabowo had won, the fear factor would have forced Australians to study about Indonesia.

The fight isn’t over as the defeated, it appears, has no intention of conceding. Prabowo’s team has called the election a massive fraud, offering no convincing evidence and the matter will be decided by the Constitutional Supreme Court.

Time to heal Indonesia should form a government for the 100 percent; but first concession.

As electoral quick count results by most pollsters confirm President Joko Widodo’s re-election with a victory margin of around 54.5 percent, the fear that he would only be a one-term president has been effectively dashed. Yet, there is little doubt that his victory is a narrow one, given that it is not even two percentage points higher than his 2014 win. His rival, Prabowo Subianto, has so far refused to concede defeat, going as far as unilaterally declaring his own victory three times.

What’s next for Indonesia? What can we realistically expect in President Joko Widodo’s second term?

Several independent polling firms conducting unofficial “quick counts,” which are taken from a small sample of polling stations across the far-flung country, indicated that President Joko had a lead of 10 percentage points, better than his 53-47 percent victory five years ago. The quick counts conducted by those firms have been highly accurate in past elections.

Early results show Indonesian president romps to re-election While the “quick counts” are unofficial, incumbent Joko Widodo appears to once again beat opposition leader Prabowo Subianto

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