Frans Djalong
Peneliti, Penulis, dan Analis Ekonomi Politik, Demokrasi, dan Geopolitik
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China hopes to divide the West, and it knows where the weakest link lies (Timofey Bordachev, May 2024)
Bejing knows the EU’s leading states don’t want to break off relations, and it’s placing its bets on them holding firm. “Even paranoids have real enemies,” is a famous aphorism attributed to a prominent political figure of the past. What it means is that even the habit of suspecting everyone around you of a… Baca Selengkapnya
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Türkiye at a crossroads: Is the Erdogan era over? (Murad Sadygzade, April 2024)
“The ruling party suffered major setbacks in the recent elections; Ankara’s domestic policies and global role are at a crucial junction”. In the wake of the March 31 municipal elections, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a significant announcement, declaring them to be his final political contest within the bounds of current legislation.… Baca Selengkapnya
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USA & Israel defy world in vote to make Palestine full UN member (Ben Norton, 11 May 2024)
143 countries, representing the vast majority of the world, voted at the UN General Assembly to support giving Palestine full membership. They were opposed by the US, Israel, and seven other small states, representing just 5% of the global population. The vast majority of countries on Earth voted at the United Nations General… Baca Selengkapnya
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US Missile Threats, Strategic Partnership With China, Ukraine Conflict (Sergei Lavrov, May 2024)
In a big interview to Sputnik, Russia’s foreign minister discusses several critical topics, including the potential threat posed by US missiles in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, the expansion of military cooperation with China, the special military operation’s progress and Zelensky’s illegitimacy after his term ended. Russian strategic objects, including nuclear ones, may… Baca Selengkapnya
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Kekerasan Demokrasi (2011)
“Mengeluarkan kekerasan dan intoleransi dari rahim demokrasi adalah tabiat liberalisme politik. Aliran ini membuat kita tak sanggup lagi berpikir waras dan kritis. Dalam situasi kebutaan yang nyaris total, kita terjerumus melawan radikalisme dengan radikalisme atas nama demokrasi”. Bukannya menyelenggarakan politik humanisasi, kita menyalahgunakan prinsip-prinsip demokrasi untuk mendehumanisasi sesama yang tak masuk register moral… Baca Selengkapnya
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Indigenisasi Ilmu-Ilmu Sosial: Sebuah Persoalan (2006)
Sejak kemunculannya pada pertengahan tahun 1980-an, isu indigenisasi ilmu-ilmu sosial telah menyita perhatian publik akademis Indonesia. Isu ini pun kalau tidak keliru lebih disebabkan oleh sejumlah kecil cendekiawan yang amat dipengaruhi semangat zamannya dalam mencari jati diri keilmuan. Mereka kurang lebih beranggapan bahwa sama seperti hasil kerajinan akal yang lain, ilmu pun bisa… Baca Selengkapnya
