On July 24, 2025, armed conflict broke out again on the border between Thailand and Cambodia, specifically around the Ta Muen Thom Temple in Surin Province, Thailand. This tension resulted in 38 deaths and displacement of hundreds of thousands of residents from both...
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OBBBA (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) and the Mining Sector: Will the US Backtrack on Energy Transition?
On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump officially signed H.R.1, or the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), into law. This regulation establishes significant changes in the country's tax and budget systems, reforms to social welfare programs and healthcare services,...
Iran-Israel Ceasefire: Strategy and Implications for Indonesia
Iran-Israel Conflict Tensions and US Measures Donald Trump's decision to attack Iran's nuclear sites has elicited mixed responses, both from the domestic public and the international community. However, strategically, this move can be seen as a measured effort to...
BRICS Summit in Brazil Amid Global Uncertainty: Can BRICS Build Solidarity as a Balancing Force?
The presence of President Prabowo at the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was an important moment for Indonesia to take a real role in the international arena. Indonesia joined BRICS in early January 2025 and hopes to benefit from the forum, which in...
One Big Beautiful Bill: The Controversial Effort to Boost the US Economy
During his second term, Donald Trump launched his biggest and most important fiscal policy through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which sparked much controversy. OBBBA is an extension of Trump's first-term policy, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which is...
The Death of Multilateralism: After the US Attacks Iran, it Urges a Ceasefire Between Israel and Iran
The United States appears to be taking advantage of the current global uncertainty. The attack proves that the bipolar international system, which collapsed after the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, has yet to find a replacement. The US is currently the only military...