Opinion | Indonesia’s Prabowo poised to offer world a new, pragmatic road map
Indonesia’s philosophy of ‘constructive pragmatism’, with the support of rising middle powers, offers a new model of global cooperation
The United Nations, the very institution designed to manage this complexity, often finds itself paralysed by vetoes and competing national agendas. A search for a new international framework, a “next world order”, has become a pressing need.
As a nation with extensive relationships – an economic powerhouse and a bridge between competing ideologies – Indonesia is not bound by a single ideological camp. This unique position, coupled with the growing strength and influence of middle powers, makes Prabowo’s message a potential road map for a new global diplomacy, one that prioritises cooperation over confrontation.
The world no longer needs a revolutionary call to arms but a practical call to action. The true power of Prabowo’s address will be in its ability to present Indonesia’s philosophy of “constructive pragmatism” as a corrective model for a dysfunctional international system.