Description
Other than Indonesia's first leader, most Indonesian presidents have kept a low international profile. We believe this has happened for one obvious reason, because the last time we had a president whose global standing was prominent, Indonesia was pulled deep into the heat of the Cold War, and the country had to pay a severe price for its decision to favor one side over the other.
President Prabowo Subianto has broken new records with his foreign trips, to a point where he has received criticism. It certainly has been a dizzying few years in Indonesian foreign policy.
Decoding Indonesia’s guest today, Marty Natalegawa, can help us make sense of what has happened in foreign policy over the past two years. Marty served as foreign minister between 2009 and 2014 under the administration of president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and was also Indonesia's permanent representative at the United Nations in New York between 2007 and 2009.
0:00 Intro
2:48 Does Prabowo's foreign policy break any new pattern or break any new ground?
11:08 Has the Foreign Ministry been sidelined?
14:31 Does this kind of leadership in foreign policy suit the current global conditions?
20:43 What are the consequences for a president who doesn't perform in foreign policy?
26:15 How adaptive is the Foreign Ministry in responding to leadership changes?
32:30 Is ASEAN still fit for purpose?
40:34 Has Indonesia gone missing from the region?
47:28 Is your sartorial style representative of your way of conducting diplomacy?
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