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Shadows of the Pyramid: Indonesia and the Dilemma of Progress
The world is not a level playing field. It is a pyramid—grand, towering, and merciless. At its peak sit the core nations, dictating global trade, finance, and technology. At its base lie the peripheries, where resources are dug and workers labor for wages that barely sustain them. And in between, suspended in ambiguity, stand the semi-peripheries: restless, aspiring, yet tethered to the same structures that hold them down. Immanuel Wallerstein’s World-System Theory remains o

Diva Nugraha
Oct 19, 20253 min read


Komedi dalam Simbolisme Hukum: Dewi Themis dan Absurditas Pembutaan Mata” – Sidik Permana
Peribahasa “hukum tajam ke bawah, tumpul ke atas” sudah tidak relevan. Kenyataannya, penegakan hukum kerap memampang komedi pilu nan...
Sidik Permana
Oct 5, 20256 min read


The Echo Chamber of Outrage:A Funeral for the "Middle Ground"
Prologue: The Fight Between Left vs. Right You've probably seen it on your FYP. Instantly, the internet split into two roaring armies,...
Ifandi Khainur Rahim
Oct 5, 20256 min read


Tariffs and Trade Wars: Examining Trump’s Legacy on the U.S. Economy in 2025
In 2025, in his second term as president, Donald Trump’s tariffs continue to dominate the U.S. economic landscape. What began as...
Abeer Bhalia
Sep 11, 20253 min read


The Guillotine of Words: When Speaking Becomes Treason
In 2018, schoolteacher Baiq Nuril Maknun was sentenced to six months in prison and a fine of 500 million rupiah after the Supreme Court...
Dakota Hanna
Apr 21, 20254 min read


To Break a Nation
It is widely understood in the social sciences that a nation is essentially a community united via social interactions and symbols that...
Ria Dara
Apr 20, 202513 min read


The Scars We Cannot See: Russo-Ukraine Conflict
War is never just about borders or politics. It is about people - about lives interrupted, about families shattered, about futures...
Shiv Mehendiratta
Feb 24, 20253 min read
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