Category: US-Indonesia

US Security Alliances in Asia Get Stronger

Commentary It seems that China has been able to accomplish something that 70 years of U.S. diplomacy could never achieve: push Japan and South Korea closer toward something like a strategic partnership. Earlier this month, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol flew to Tokyo to meet with his Japanese counterpart, Prime Minster Fumio Kishida—the first official…


US, Indonesia to Hold Large-Scale Joint Military Drill in Sumatra

Indonesia and the United States will conduct a large-scale military exercise next week to enhance their combined interoperability capabilities, with 11 other nations participating as partner nations or observers. The annual Garuda Shield exercise will be conducted on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan from August 1 to 14. It aims to bolster the…