Diplomacity; the first time I heard about this concept was back in 2015 during a public seminar initiated by Dino Patti Djalal, Indonesia’s former ambassador to the United States (U.S.). On that occasion, Dino invited his friend Parag Khanna, who is an expert in international relations as well as a prolific author. The seminar, his presentation, was quite eye-opening in that it caught me in several bouts of reflection, especially the moment after the term diplomacity was mentioned. Parag, who authored the book titled ‘The Future is in Asia’ set to be published next year, was also the same person who coined the term.

Area StudiesAldrin Rocky SampelilingNovember 22, 2018UrbanismComment

Breadwinners No More: A New Take on Fatherhood

The popularity of the National Father’s Day is still far less than the Mother’s Day. For that reason, INADIS researcher Kanya Damarçanti reached out to Syaldi Sahude, one of the New Men’s Alliance (Aliansi Laki-laki Baru/ALB)’s collective coordinators, to find out more about the National Father’s Day.

Small TalksKanya Damarꞔanti November 12, 2018 Comment

The Cost of Postponing Railroad Improvements

Does Indonesia lack public transportation infrastructure? If yes, compared to other countries, how far left behind are we? This is one of the issues put forward by William Sabandar, the director of Jakarta MRT, in his speech during a seminar commemorating the 60th anniversary of Indonesia-Japan diplomatic relations held at Universitas Indonesia on 11th October 2018.

Area StudiesAldrin Rocky SampelilingOctober 29, 2018UrbanismComment

How Humans Harm: Violations of (Non-Human) Animal Rights

All creatures from Kingdom Animalia are able of sentience. Being sentient is being able to perceive or feel things. However, the issue that arises is when does one know that another being is sentient? We as humans practice the slaughtering and exploitation of non-human animals every day for our food, fashion, and entertainment needs, just to name a few. However, have we ever kept in mind the non-human animals’ subjective feelings and awareness towards what we do to them on a daily basis?

IPEAmira WaworuntuOctober 15, 2018Comment

ParaInspirasi: The 3D Artist of the Asian Para Games' Momo

On Thursday, 4 October 2018, INADIS researcher Serevinna and graphic designer Angel had the opportunity to meet one of the figures behind Momo, the icon of the Asian Para Games. Christofle Gamaliel, a young bright 3D artist who was born in 1995, familiarly known as Toffel, stopped by the INADIS office to share his stories and experiences being involved in the scenes behind Momo, the Asian Para Games mascot.

Small TalksSerevinna SimanjuntakOctober 10, 2018Comment