STATE-CRAFTING THE ECONOMY: GEO-ECONOMICS CONTEXT OF INDONESIA IN THE INDO-PACIFIC – A RESEARCH AGENDA PROPOSAL

Indonesia - 5 October 2020

Trade topics: Asia, Indonesia, Global Economy

This outreach activity is designed as a focused group discussion (FGD) forum attended by scholars, and government officials from the Political Study Center of the Indonesian Science Association. Contents of the presentation cover:
■ Indo-Pacific and ”Economic Statecraft” – Geo-economics Perspective
– Argument to Propose: From “Geo-politics” to “Geo-economics”
– Key Elements in Economic Statecraft (ES)
– From foreign policy, diplomacy to economy at home
■ Statecrafting the Economy – Questioning “National (Economic) Interests”
– Responses and Challenges to ES
– Redefining “Strategic Objectives”: Adopting Economic Diplomacy (ED)
– Indonesian/IDN ED Contexts: Qs to Raise and Discuss
■ IDN ES Agenda in the Indo-Pacific – a Food for Thought - Usulan Agenda Riset
– Institutional Setting & Key Agenda: Maritime Fulcrum, Trade, Tourism and Investment/TTI
Promotion, Liberalization Scheme
– IDN ES/ED and Indo-Pacific Economic Stakes
– A Caveat: Current Pandemic Setting: Covid-19 Recession

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