Beginda Pakpahan
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Biography
Publications
Beginda Pakpahan, PhD, is the author of Indonesia, ASEAN & Uncertainty of International Relations, published by Kompas Book Publisher in 2018, and a political and economic analyst on global affairs at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta. He holds a PhD in Politics and International Relations from the University of Edinburgh, UK.
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Indonesia’s elections: the foreign policy challenges that await
Regardless of who prevails at the ballot box on Wednesday, big regional and global issues await to test the victor.