China’s Debt-Trap Diplomacy
China is blamed for attracting developing nations and taking cash from them for economic ventures and later politically controlling them if they fail to return that money to China in time. China is also blamed for FDI (Foreign Direct Investments)
Indonesian president Joko Widodo faces simmering tensions in second term
Indonesian President Joko Widodo was sworn in for his second and final five-year term on Sunday, October 20, in a ceremony far more modest than his first inauguration in 2014. In his speech, Joko Widodo elaborated a vision for Indonesia’s future
Escape from the Consumer Society – How Michael Blue Did It
Our industrial society, ever since it began, has spawned fierce critics. Two of the best known lived in America: the transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau and the economist Thorstein Veblen. Thoreau gave us the definitive masterpiece of life in the woods
Peat Swamps: The Forgotten Fix for Climate Change
“Drain the swamp!” It was Donald Trump’s campaign metaphor for purging everything bad in Washington DC. But he got his metaphor all wrong. Swamps are good. And, while Trump may not believe much in climate change, the UN climate conference
Failing Your Way to Success
“Mike, she finish,” he says. His voice barely audible and downbeat as it always is, but now it also carries a hint of disbelief. I knew that he meant she was dead, but partly not knowing what to say and
WHY 2017 COULD BE BETTER THAN YOU THINK
At the end of the year, the prediction game becomes a top sporting event in the publishing industry, with everyone throwing their predictions on the wall to see if they stick. I’ll throw mine too but I’ll do it in
Building with Sustainability in Mind
Elora Hardy, a Founder and Creative Director of Ibuku, a company that builds original bamboo structures with modern engineering, highlights the importance of sustainable design in the tropics and abroad. Ibuku totes bamboo as the sustainable material of the future citing
Photographic Journey: An Interview with Nala Rinaldo
Albert Einstein once said: “Genius is 1% of talent and 99% percent hard work.” A descriptive example of it is Nala Rinaldo, a Jakarta-Bali, Indonesia-based photographer, former graphic designer, creative director, broadcaster, and TV/Film Director, who is currently working as
Explore the World with Conor MacNeill
Conor MacNeill has been working as a photographer professionally for a relatively short amount of time now, but it hasn't taken him long to make a name for himself in the field, having amassed an impressive Instagram following and a series of clients,
A Quest for Inspiration with Nicole Eddy
Nicole Eddy is a young traveler and blogger from South Africa. She explores the world with unbelievable desire and enthusiasm, capturing her adventures on YouTube, where she shares her passion and inspires others to follow their dreams and make them
Around the World with Christina Tan
Christina Tan is an Indonesia-based photographer who specializes in travel photography. Working in the fashion industry led her to world travel where she discovered her life's passion: photography. What started out as a hobby has given her commercial work with